| Literature DB >> 12429477 |
Marjan Bouma1, Bastiaan Nuijen, Martine T Jansen, Gianni Sava, Antonella Flaibani, Auke Bult, Jos H Beijnen.
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NAMI-A is a novel ruthenium complex with selective activity against cancer metastases currently in Phase I clinical trials in The Netherlands. The chemical stability of this new agent was investigated utilizing a stability-indicating reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatographic assay with ultraviolet detection and ultraviolet/visible light spectrophotometry. The degradation kinetics of NAMI-A were studied as a function of pH, buffer composition, and temperature. Degradation of NAMI-A follows first-order kinetics at pH<6 and zero-order kinetics at pH > or =6. A pH-rate profile, employing rate constants extrapolated to zero buffer concentration, was constructed, demonstrating that NAMI-A is most stable in pH region 3-4. The degradation rate is not significantly affected by specific buffer components. Storage temperature strongly influences the degradation rate.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12429477 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5173(02)00460-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Pharm ISSN: 0378-5173 Impact factor: 5.875