Degradation of fenprostalene in polyethylene glycol 400 solution.
The kinetics of degradation of fenprostalene (I) in polyethylene glycol 400 solution was examined using HPLC. The degradation of I at 80 degrees C was shown to depend on the presence of oxygen and a large number of polar products were produced, as evidenced by using 3H-labeled I. Evidence that autoxidation of the polyethylene glycol 400 was concurrent with degradation of I was found from a drop in the apparent pH. Antioxidants were very effective in retarding the rate of degradation in the presence of oxygen. Degradation of I in polyethylene glycol 400 appears to arise from a reaction between the drug and reactive peroxide intermediates formed through air-oxidation of polyethylene glycol 400. This is supported by the finding that I reacts exclusively by a slow transesterification reaction in diethylene glycol, a solvent that is stable to autoxidation.[1]References
- Degradation of fenprostalene in polyethylene glycol 400 solution. Johnson, D.M., Taylor, W.F. Journal of pharmaceutical sciences. (1984) [Pubmed]
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