Method Development and Validation for the Trace Level Quantification of Genotoxic Impurity Oseltamivir Phosphate Related Compound-a in Oseltamivir Phosphate Using LC-MS

Abstract

A selective and sensitive method has been developed for the determination of ethyl-(3S,4R,5S)-4-acetamido-5-amino-2-azido-3-(pentan-3-yloxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate (OSPRC-A) by using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometer with single mass analyzer (LC-MS).The method was developed by using column DEVELOSIL ODS-UG-5, (50×3.0 mm, 5.0 µm) with linearity range of 0.005% to 0.0151% which meets to quantification level of 150% range. The column oven temperature was maintained at 40ºC. The flow rate was set as 1.5 mL/min. Injection volume was 10 µL and the detection wavelength was 215 nm. The signal to noise ratio values obtained were found to be 4.79 at concentration level of 0.00015% for the limit of detection (LOD) and 13.46 at concentration level of 0.0005% for the limit of quantification (LOQ). The % recovery was found to be in between the range 80.0% to 101.32% at LOQ to 150% level. The result obtained in method precision and intermediate precision are found to be within the specification limit. The percentage RSD for the content of OSPRC-A of method precision was 4.26. The percentage RSD for the content of OSPRC-A for intermediate precision was 4.00. The sample prepared in analytical solution was found to be stable for 24 h. This method can be used for the identification of impurity, OSPRC-A in Oseltamivir phosphate drug substances in its manufacturing.