Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the process-related impurities of semi-synthetic paclitaxel and discuss the formation mechanism according to the synthetic route. METHODS The process-related impurities of semi-synthetic paclitaxel in kingston route were isolated by silica gel column chromatography and identified by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. RESULTS Their structures were 5β,20-epoxy-1,7β-dihydroxy-9-oxotax-11-ene-2α,4,10β, 13α-tetrayl 4, 10-diacetate 2-benzoate 13-(2R,3S)-3-amino-2-benzoate-3-phenylpropanaoate(1), 7-acetylpaclitaxel(2), 13-Tes-baccatin Ⅲ(3), 7-epipaclitaxel(4), respectively. CONCLUSION Impurity(1) has not been recorded by United States Pharmacopoeia and European Pharmacopoeia. The result could provide a basis for quality control of semi-synthetic paclitaxel.