Chromatoprobe as a sample-sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatography

In drug discovery research, residual solvent measurement is an integral part of purity analysis for synthesis of a drug candidate before it is used for toxicity testing. This is usually carried out using gas chromatography (GC) with direct injection sample introduction. This method requires testing...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Poronsky, Jingfang Qian Cutrone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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description In drug discovery research, residual solvent measurement is an integral part of purity analysis for synthesis of a drug candidate before it is used for toxicity testing. This is usually carried out using gas chromatography (GC) with direct injection sample introduction. This method requires testing compounds to be soluble at high concentrations (>50 mg/mL, usually in DMSO) to achieve acceptable sensitivity, a hurdle which is not always achievable for some samples such as cyclic peptides and oligonucleotides. To overcome the limitation associated with the direct injection approach, a new method using the Chromatoprobe thermal extraction device was developed for quantifying residual solvents of drug discovery compounds. This method not only consumes significantly less material (less than 1 mg), but also shows higher sensitivity than the direct injection approach. In addition, because no diluent is required with the Chromatoprobe thermal extraction, all residual solvents can be detected and measured without further method optimization. In our study, we compared data from GC residual solvent analysis using the Chromatoprobe solid sample introduction to those of the direct injection method for seven in-house samples. Our results showed a good agreement between the data from these two sample introduction methods. Thus, the Chromatoprobe sample introduction method provided a sample-sparing alternative to the direct injection method for the measurement of residual solvents in drug discovery. This method can be particularly useful for residual solvent analysis in samples that are available only in limited amounts, poorly soluble, and/or unstable in the diluents used for the direct injection method.
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spelling doaj.art-54d1867c521b46f188a71113eb5743562022-12-21T23:35:57ZengElsevierJournal of Pharmaceutical Analysis2095-17792017-08-017426526910.1016/j.jpha.2017.03.009Chromatoprobe as a sample-sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatographyChristopher J. PoronskyJingfang Qian CutroneIn drug discovery research, residual solvent measurement is an integral part of purity analysis for synthesis of a drug candidate before it is used for toxicity testing. This is usually carried out using gas chromatography (GC) with direct injection sample introduction. This method requires testing compounds to be soluble at high concentrations (>50 mg/mL, usually in DMSO) to achieve acceptable sensitivity, a hurdle which is not always achievable for some samples such as cyclic peptides and oligonucleotides. To overcome the limitation associated with the direct injection approach, a new method using the Chromatoprobe thermal extraction device was developed for quantifying residual solvents of drug discovery compounds. This method not only consumes significantly less material (less than 1 mg), but also shows higher sensitivity than the direct injection approach. In addition, because no diluent is required with the Chromatoprobe thermal extraction, all residual solvents can be detected and measured without further method optimization. In our study, we compared data from GC residual solvent analysis using the Chromatoprobe solid sample introduction to those of the direct injection method for seven in-house samples. Our results showed a good agreement between the data from these two sample introduction methods. Thus, the Chromatoprobe sample introduction method provided a sample-sparing alternative to the direct injection method for the measurement of residual solvents in drug discovery. This method can be particularly useful for residual solvent analysis in samples that are available only in limited amounts, poorly soluble, and/or unstable in the diluents used for the direct injection method.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209517791730045XChromatoprobeThermal extractionGas chromatographyResidual solventDrug discovery
spellingShingle Christopher J. Poronsky
Jingfang Qian Cutrone
Chromatoprobe as a sample-sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatography
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
Chromatoprobe
Thermal extraction
Gas chromatography
Residual solvent
Drug discovery
title Chromatoprobe as a sample-sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatography
title_full Chromatoprobe as a sample-sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatography
title_fullStr Chromatoprobe as a sample-sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatography
title_full_unstemmed Chromatoprobe as a sample-sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatography
title_short Chromatoprobe as a sample-sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatography
title_sort chromatoprobe as a sample sparing technique for residual solvent analysis of drug discovery candidates by gas chromatography
topic Chromatoprobe
Thermal extraction
Gas chromatography
Residual solvent
Drug discovery
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209517791730045X
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