| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1223730 | Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A cellulose acetate plate electrophoresis method for analysis of pharmaceutical heparin and its potential glycosaminoglycan impurities, e.g. dermatan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate and oversulfated chondroitin sulfate, is presented. Heparin is chemically degraded by application of nitrous acid and residual glycosaminoglycans are electrophoretically separated thereafter. After staining using Alcian blue 8GS, these glycosaminoglycan impurities can be quantified by means of comparison to a dermatan sulfate standard. Results of a validation study of this analytical method are shown, demonstrating its feasibility for routine use in analytical quality control labs under GMP conditions.
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Authors
Rainer Domanig, Wolfgang Jöbstl, Silvia Gruber, Thomas Freudemann,