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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
A rapid difference spectrophotometric procedure is described for the assay of 5-hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde (5-HMF) in hydrolysed pharmaceutical syrups. The assay involves measurement of the difference absorbance at 283 nm (DeltaA(283)) of a solution of 5-HMF at pH 8 relative to that of an equimolar solution in which the absorption of the 5-HMF has been destroyed by reduction of the carbonyl group by sodium borohydride. The DeltaA(283) is proportional to the concentration of 5-HMF and is unaffected by the presence of sucrose (the sugar component of syrup) or of dextrose or laevulose (the principal sugars of invert syrup). The accuracy, precision and selectivity of the method are discussed. The limits of detection and determination are 0.78 microg ml(-1) and 9.6 microg ml(-1) respectively. The assay has been applied successfully to samples of syrup containing hydroxybenzoate (paraben) preservatives, invert syrup, simple linctus, ephedrine elixir and raspberry syrup.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0731-7085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-22
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Difference spectrophotometric assay of 5-hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde in hydrolysed pharmaceutical syrups--I. Sodium borohydride reagent.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde, George Street, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article