Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To develop an HPLC method for determintation of ertapenem for injection and its related substances. METHODS The column was Inertsil ODS C
18 (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm). Mobile phase A: 0.01 mol·L
-1 ammonium acetate solution; mobile phase B: acetonitrile. The gradient elution was used with a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min
-1. The column temperature was 25 ℃. The detection wavelength was 230 nm. RESULTS The calibration curve was linear in the range of 0.17-0.87 mg·mL
-1(
r=0.999 7). The limit of detection of ertapenem was 17 ng·mL
-1. The related subatances in ertapenem sodium such as oxazinone, Pro-maba, ring-opend hydrolysis product and dimers were separated successfully. CONCLUSION This method with good reproducibility and specificity, is suitable for the determination of ertapenem for injection and its related substances.