Yohimbine Hydrochloride
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17a-Hydroxy-20-a-yohimban-16-b-carboxylic acid,methyl ester,hydrochloride [65-19-0].
»Yohimbine Hydrochloride contains not less than 98.0percent and not more than 102.0percent of C21H26N2O3·HCl,calculated on the dried basis.
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in tight containers,and store at controlled room temperature.
Labeling—
Where it is intended for veterinary use only,it is so labeled.
Identification—
A:
Infrared Absorption á197Kñ.
B:Thin-Layer Chromatographic Identification Test á201ñ—
Test solution—
Dissolve 10mg of it in 1mLof methanol,add 1drop of ammonium hydroxide,and mix.
Application volume:
1µL.
Developing solvent system:
methylene chloride,methanol,and ammonium hydroxide (90:14:1),in a saturated chamber.
Procedure—
Allow the plate to air-dry in a hood.Expose the dry plate for 30minutes to short-wavelength UVlight,then examine under long-wavelength UVlight:the size,intensity,and RFvalue of the principal spot in the chromatogram obtained from the Test solutioncorrespond to those characteristics of the principal spot in the chromatogram obtained from the Standard solution.
D:
To 10mg of it add 3drops of sulfuric acid.Mix,and add 50mg of ammonium vanadate:a violet color is produced (differentiation from strychnine,which produces a red color).Add 1mLof water:no color change occurs.
Specific rotation á781Sñ:
between +100
and +105.
and +105.
Test solution:
10mg per mL,in water,prepared by warming on a steam bath and allowing to cool.
Loss on drying á731ñ—
Dry it at 105for 2hours:it loses not more than 1.0%of its weight.
for 2hours:it loses not more than 1.0%of its weight.
Chromatographic purity—
Use the chromatogram of the Assay preparationobtained as directed in the Assay.Calculate the percentage of each impurity in the portion of Yohimbine Hydrochloride taken by the formula:
100(ri/rs),
in which riis the response of the individual impurity;and rsis the sum of all the responses in the chromatogram:not more than 1.0%of any individual impurity is found,and the sum of all the impurities found is not more than 2.0%.
Assay—
Mobile phase—
Prepare a mixture of water,dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate solution (11.88g per L),and monobasic potassium phosphate solution (9.08g per L)(355:100:50).Add 4g of sodium dodecyl sulfate,and mix.Add 285mLof acetonitrile,and mix.Make adjustments if necessary (see System Suitabilityunder Chromatography á621ñ).
Standard preparation—
Quantitatively dissolve an accurately weighed quantity of USP Yohimbine Hydrochloride RSin methanol to obtain a solution having a known concentration of about 0.2mg per mL.
Assay preparation—
Transfer about 50mg of Yohimbine Hydrochloride,accurately weighed,to a 100-mLvolumetric flask,dilute with methanol to volume,and mix.Transfer 10.0mLof this solution to a 25-mLvolumetric flask,dilute with methanol to volume,and mix.
System suitability solution—
Quantitatively dilute an accurately measured volume of the Standard preparationwith methanol to obtain a solution having a concentration of 0.40µg of USP Yohimbine Hydrochloride RSper mL.
Chromatographic system (see Chromatography á621ñ)—
The liquid chromatograph is equipped with a 229-nm detector and a 4-mm ×12.5-cm column that contains 4-µm packing L7.The flow rate is about 2mLper minute.Chromatograph the System suitability solution,and record the peak responses as directed for Procedure:the main yohimbine peak gives a measurable response.Chromatograph the Standard preparation,and record the peak responses as directed for Procedure:the tailing factor is not more than 2.5;and the relative standard deviation for replicate injections is not more than 1%.
Procedure—
Separately inject equal volumes (about 10µL)of the Standard preparationand the Assay preparationinto the chromatograph,record the chromatograms,and measure the areas for the major peaks.Calculate the quantity,in mg,of C21H26N2O3·HCl in the portion of Yohimbine Hydrochloride taken by the formula:
250C(rU/rS),
in which Cis the concentration,in mg per mL,of USP Yohimbine Hydrochloride RSin the Standard preparation;and rUand rSare the yohimbine peak responses obtained from the Assay preparationand the Standard preparation,respectively.
Auxiliary Information—
Staff Liaison:Ian DeVeau,Ph.D.,Senior Scientist
Expert Committee:(VET)Veterinary Drugs
USP28–NF23Page 2043
Pharmacopeial Forum:Volume No.29(6)Page 2005
Phone Number:1-301-816-8178