Development of a Green Microwell Spectrofluorimetric Assay with High Analytical Throughput for the Determination of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Plasma
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Published:2023-07-05
Issue:13
Volume:28
Page:5221
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ISSN:1420-3049
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Container-title:Molecules
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Molecules
Author:
Alzoman Nourah Z.1ORCID,
Darwish Ibrahim A.1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
In this study, a new green microwell spectrofluorimetric assay (MW-SFA) with high throughput was developed and validated, for the first time, for the determination of three selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in pharmaceutical dosage forms and plasma. These SSRIs were fluoxetine (FLX), fluvoxamine (FXM), and paroxetine (PXT), which are commonly prescribed drugs for depression treatment. The MW-SFA is based on the condensation reaction of SSRIs with 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-Cl) in alkaline media to form highly fluorescent derivatives. The MW-SFA procedures were conducted in 96-microwell white opaque assay plates with a flat bottom and the fluorescence signals were measured using a microplate reader at their maximum excitation and emission wavelengths. The calibration curves were generated with good correlation coefficients (0.9992–0.9995) between the relative fluorescence intensity (RFI) and the SSRI concentrations in the range of 35–800 ng/mL. The limits of detection were in the range of 11–25 ng/mL, and the precision and accuracy were satisfactory. The proposed MW-SFA was successfully applied to the analysis of the SSRIs in their pharmaceutical dosage forms. The statistical analysis for the comparison between the MW-SFA assay results and those of pharmacopeial assays showed no significant differences between the assays in terms of their accuracy and precision. The application of the proposed MW-SFA was extended to successfully analyze SSRIs in plasma samples. The greenness of the assay was confirmed using three different metric tools. The assay was characterized with high throughput properties, enabling the sensitive simultaneous analysis of many samples in a short time. This assay is valuable for rapid routine applications in pharmaceutical quality control units and clinical laboratories for the determination of SSRIs.
Funder
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science
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