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An analytical method was developed for the determination of sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) in the presence of trimethoprim (TMP) by normal fluorescence. When both analytes are present a selective derivatization with fluorescamine of SMZ gives an intense fluorescent derivative with no interference from the other compound. The reaction was optimized to obtain the best analytical performance. The detection limit and the lower limit of quantitation of SMZ in the reaction medium was 5.2 ng/mL. The intra-day precision (relative standard deviation) was 1.51% for a 100 ng/mL SMZ standard solution and the inter-day precision over 7 days for a 100 ng/mL solution in the presence of 20 ng/mL TMP solution was 2.5%. The method has been applied to three pharmaceutical preparations containing both compounds, without any separation steps required.
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Received: 28 December 1998 / Revised: 28 April 1999 / Accepted: 30 April 1999
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Cruces-Blanco, C., Segura Carretero, A., Fernández Peinado, S. et al. Determination of the antibacterial drug sulfamethoxazole in pharmaceutical preparations containing trimethoprim by spectrofluorimetry after derivatization with fluorescamine. Fresenius J Anal Chem 365, 444–447 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160051637
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160051637