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Chaganti S, Chauhan U, Bhatt N, Kommalapati H, Golla VM, Pilli P, Samanthula G. LC-HRMS and NMR studies for the characterization of degradation impurities of ubrogepant along with the in silico approaches for the prediction of degradation and toxicity. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 243:116117. [PMID: 38522383 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2024.116117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Ubrogepant is the first oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist which is used for the acute treatment of migraine in adults. The present study employs liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) techniques for the identification and characterization of degradation impurities of ubrogepant. The forced degradation study of ubrogepant was performed as per the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) Q1A and Q1B guidelines. The in silico degradation profile of ubrogepant was predicted by Zeneth. It was observed that ubrogepant was labile to acidic hydrolysis, basic hydrolysis, and oxidative degradation conditions (H2O2), although it was stable in neutral hydrolysis and photolytic (UV light and visible light) conditions. Eight degradation impurities were formed, which were separated on reversed-phase HPLC with a gradient program on an InertSustain C8 column (4.6 × 250 mm, 5 µm) using 10 mM ammonium formate (pH unadjusted) and acetonitrile as the mobile phase. The structures of all the degradation impurities were characterized using the exact masses obtained from the HRMS/MS. Further, NMR studies were conducted on two major degradation impurities (UB-4 and UB-7). A plausible mechanism was proposed to support the structures of all the degradation impurities of UBR. In silico toxicity and mutagenicity assessment were done by DEREK Nexus, SARAH Nexus, and ProTox-II.
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- Sowmya Chaganti
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India.
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Jayagopal B, Murugesh S. QBD-driven HPLC method of eltrombopag olamine: Degradation pathway proposal, structure elucidation, and in silico toxicity prediction. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 203:114231. [PMID: 34225039 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Eltrombopag olamine is prescribed for chronic immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). This work aims to investigate the formation of potential degradants of the drug and determine their toxicity in silico. A stability-indicating high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed to separate six oxidative degradation impurities and three thermal degradation impurities employing the quality by design (QBD) approach. The degradation impurities were resolved with minimum resolution of 1.5 using a phenyl column with 0.1 % trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and acetonitrile as the mobile phase and quantified at 245 nm. The structure and degradation pathway for the degradants was proposed by employing liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), among the identified degradation pathways demethylation and decarboxylation are common reactions observed during oxidation resulted in majority of degradation products. All the degradation products are characterized with help of the daughter ions and product ion obtained upon LC-MS/MS analysis. The HPLC method parameters such as column temperature, flow rate, TFA concentration and organic concentration are identified as critical method attributes (CMA), a design of experiments (DOE) mediated design space was established through use of design experts. The resolution between sets of adjacent peaks was identified as a critical quality attribute; among the investigated CMAs, column temperature and flow rate significantly affected the resolution. Furthermore, the toxicology of the degradation products was predicted with the help of in silico TOPKAT analysis, the carcinogenicity of the impurities was discussed.
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Sahu AK, Goswami A, Kate AS, Sengupta P. Identification and structural characterization of potential degraded impurities of ribociclib by time of flight -tandem mass spectrometry, and their toxicity prediction. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 197:113933. [PMID: 33588298 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.113933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The US FDA and EMA approved Ribociclib (RIBO) to treat metastatic breast cancers in 2017. Formation of impurities during storage of any drug can significantly contribute to its overall toxicity and therapeutic efficacy, which ultimately leads to a safety concern. Over the period, it has been observed that impurities sometimes cause serious unwanted toxicity, which can even lead to withdrawal of a drug from market. Therefore, complete characterization of potential impurities is extremely important to identify molecular hot spots regarding structural changes. To the best of our knowledge, till date, the potential degraded impurities of RIBO are unknown. No study reported in literature on the structural characterization of the degradation impurities of RIBO. In this study, an ICH recommended comprehensive stress study under hydrolytic, oxidative, photolytic and thermolytic conditions was performed on RIBO. The degradation products were characterized by tandem mass spectrometry utilising time of flight mass analyzer majorly after electrospray ionisation. The atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mode was employed in characterization of the N-oxide degradation products where Meisenheimer rearrangement occurred. A degradation product was synthesized in house and fully characterized with the help of NMR (1H NMR, 13C NMR, DEPT, 2D NMR and D2O exchange experiments). The source of formylation for the generation of degradation products was investigated employing different solvent systems. The degradation pathways were delineated by explaining the putative mechanism of degradation in various conditions. The in silico toxicity of the degradation impurities was evaluated with the help of ProTox-II toxicity prediction platform.
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- Amit Kumar Sahu
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Airforce Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Airforce Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Airforce Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Airforce Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India.
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Sambandan E, Kathavarayan T, Sellappan S, Shiea J, Ponnusamy VK. Identification and characterization of unknown degradation impurities in beclomethasone dipropionate cream formulation using HPLC, ESI-MS and NMR. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 167:123-131. [PMID: 30771645 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The present study focuses on identifying the degradation profile and pathways of unknown impurities from beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) topical cream formulation reported under accelerated stability conditions. Six degradation impurities were observed during the accelerated stability testing of BDP topical cream formulation, and these thermally labile degradation impurities were primarily identified using a simple, effective and mass compatible isocratic reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection method. The degradation impurities found in this sample were of very low concentration levels, thus the concentration of these impurities in the sample was enriched by mimicking the thermal degradation conditions to structurally elucidate the unknown impurities. These BDP thermal degradation impurities were isolated using preparative liquid chromatography and followed by pre-concentration using rota-vapour. Further, the collected thermal degradation impurities were characterized using ESI-MS, and the major impurity was identified using 1H and C13 NMR spectroscopy, and DEPT technique. Plausible degradation pathway and mechanism of each impurity from BDP has been proposed based on the obtained mass and NMR spectral data. Thus, the present method is simple and suitable to be applied towards BDP assay in various formulations, and also to investigate the thermal stability and degradation kinetics of the final drug product.
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- Elumalai Sambandan
- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
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