Albendazole is determined by differential-pulse adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode using the reduction peak of its copper(II) complex at −0.28V at an accumulation potential 0.0V vs. Ag/AgCl electrode. The optimum conditions of pH, accumulation potential and accumulation time were studied. The calibration graph for the determination of albendazole was linear in the range 3.0X10−8 - 9X10−7M with a relative standard deviation of 2.8%. The detection limit was 1.0X10−8M after 180s accumulation at 0.0V. The effect of common excipients and metal ions on the peak height of albendazole was studied. The presence of Cu2+ ions forms a stable complex with albendazole which is strongly adsorbed at the mercury electrode surface. The method was applied to the determination of the drug in commercially available dosage forms.
Albendazole is determined by differential-pulse adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode using the reduction peak of its copper(II) complex at −0.28V at an accumulation potential 0.0V vs. Ag/AgCl electrode. The optimum conditions of pH, accumulation potential and accumulation time were studied. The calibration graph for the determination of albendazole was linear in the range 3.0X10−8 - 9X10−7M with a relative standard deviation of 2.8%. The detection limit was 1.0X10−8M after 180s accumulation at 0.0V. The effect of common excipients and metal ions on the peak height of albendazole was studied. The presence of Cu2+ ions forms a stable complex with albendazole which is strongly adsorbed at the mercury electrode surface. The method was applied to the determination of the drug in commercially available dosage forms.
Aminophylline is determined by cathodic stripping voltammetry (CSV) in BR buffer, pH 7.5 at a hanging mercury drop electrode. The detection limit was 3x108- M after 60 s accumulation at -0.60 V versus Ag/AgCl reference electrode. The linear range demonstrated up to 5x107-M using CSV. The interference caused by some purine derivatives, anions and some metal cations on the peak current was studied. The peak current is enhanced by theophylline, some methylguanines and copper (II) while it decreased or disappeared by citrate, chloride and Triton X-100 surfactant. The method has good sensitivity and its application to pharmaceutical samples is possible.