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A stability indicating method was developed for the estimation of Crizotinib in pharmaceutical dosage form by using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC). The separation was done on isocratic mode with Hibra C18 (100 mm × 2.1 mm, 2 µ) column and 0.1% Ortho-phosphoric acid and acetonitrile (45:55% v/v) as mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min and at room temperature. The detection was done at a wavelength of 327 nm. A good linearity was observed in the concentration range of 37.5 µg/mL – 225 µg/mL, with a correlation coefficient of 0.999. The method was validated according to the ICH guidelines. The developed method was found to be accurate and precise, with % recovery 99.9% – 100.18% and % relative standard deviation 1.1. The drug was found to be stable at forced degradation conditions and the net degradation was found to be within the limits. The developed method can be used for the quality control of Crizotinib in pharmaceutical dosage...
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To establish authenticity and integrity for usage of herbal drugs quantitative analysis by sensitive analytical instrument is highly desirable. Quercetin and Kaempferol from whole plant of Moringa oleifera was chosen for simultaneous quantification by RP-HPLC and HPTLC method due to their pharmacological activities. HPTLC method of quercetin and kaempferol was developed on HPTLC plates using Toluene: Ethyl acetate: Chloroform: Formic acid (6:2:5:1.5) as mobile phase. Densitometric evaluation of flavonoids was performed at λ = 240 nm in absorbance mode. Furthermore, RP-HPLC method was developed using mobile phase containing acetonitrile and 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 2.5 adjusted by orthophosphoric acid) using C18 column in gradient mode. Chromatographic methods were validated as per ICH guidelines. Excellent linear relationships over the concentration range (1 – 40 µg/ml) were observed with the r2 value higher than 0.999 for both the phyto-constituents by RP-HPLC. Limit of detection and quantification were found to be in range of 0.2 – 0.5 µg/ml with percent recovery of 98 – 101%; while r2 value of quercetin and...
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Cancer is a major public health burden in both developed and developing countries. It is actually a group of many related diseases that all have to do with cells. It is one of the major causes of death worldwide where the number of cancer patients is in continuous rise. It is a major public problem whose estimated worldwide new incidence is about 6 million cases per year. It is the second major cause of deaths after cardiovascular diseases. There is a constant demand for new therapies to treat and prevent this life-threatening disease. The plant kingdom produces naturally occurring secondary metabolites which are being investigated for their anticancer activities leading to the development of new clinical drugs. Worldwide effects are ongoing to identify new anticancer compounds from plants. In recent years owing to the fear of side effects people prefer more and more use of natural plant products for cancer. For these reasons, World Health Organization (WHO) supports the use of traditional medicines which are efficacious and non toxic....
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Buckwheat has been a major food source in Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Bhutan etc. for its nutritional values. It has been a major functional food supplement for nutraceutical industry. It is the first time exploration of buckwheat seed powder as tablet binder. The aim the study was to expand the area off tablet binders from gums and extracted polysaccharides to whole seed powders so as to reduce processing cost involved with other synthetic binders and involvement of whole seed benefits to single dosage form. In the present study buckwheat seed powder was used in the concentrations of 1%, 2%, 4%, 6% and it was compared with binding capacity of 2.5% acacia in tablet formulation as direct compressible agent. Valsartan was used as a model drug. It was found out that 2% w/w concentration of Buckwheat seed powder performed well and all the parameters were in good range. It was concluded that buckwheat seed powder can be a good direct compressible agent for tablet...
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Metals are able to form a large number of oxides. These metal oxides play an important role in many areas of chemistry, physics and material science. An important metal oxide known as magnesium oxide (MgO) having good reactivity is widely used in producing electronics, catalyst, ceramics, oil, paint etc. Magnesium oxide nanoparticle is non-toxic and need a small amount, so it is suitable for the development of flame-retardant fiber additives. In addition, nano magnesium oxide added in fuel can inhibit corrosion. Spherical shaped Magnesium oxide nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by sol-gel technique at room temperature using magnesium nitrate and sodium hydroxide as a precursor. The morphological investigation of MgO nanoparticles was done by various analytical techniques. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) indicates the crystallinity and crystal size of MgO nanoparticle. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) tells about the particle size and morphology. Fourier transform infrared microscopy was used to get the infrared spectrum of the sample indicating powdered composition of the sample. UV-Visible spectroscopy was used to know the optical properties of...
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