Application of TLC-Spectrodensitometric and Chemometric Methods for Determination of Momenta<sup>®</sup> Cream: A Comparative Study Applied on Ternary Mixture

Research Article

Austin J Anal Pharm Chem. 2021; 8(1): 1131.

Application of TLC-Spectrodensitometric and Chemometric Methods for Determination of Momenta® Cream: A Comparative Study Applied on Ternary Mixture

Salem H1*, Omar MA2,3, Derayea SM2 and Khalil AA1

¹Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Deraya University, Egypt

²Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

³Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding author: Hesham Salem, Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Deraya University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia, Egypt

Received: March 02, 2021; Accepted: April 03, 2021; Published: April 10, 2021

Abstract

A comparative study for the validation and advancement of two analytical approaches applied for the simultaneous determination of Mometasone Furoate (MF), Miconazole Nitrate (MIC) and Gentamicin (GM) formulated in Momenta® cream. The first approach was TLC-spectrodensitometric method, which was advanced by separating the three components on TLC aluminum plates coated with silica gel 60 F254 using chloroform: methanol: formic acid (4:0.3:0.15, v/v/v) as a mobile phase, then scanned at 254nm using Camage TLC scanner 3 operated in reflectance-absorbance mode. The second approach was the chemometric method using two models: Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Principle Component Regression Model (PCR). The proposed approaches were validated according to ICH guidelines and were applied for the determination of the ternary mixtures in their analytical mixtures and pharmaceutical preparation.

Keywords: Mometasone furoate; Miconazole nitrate; Gentamicin; Momenta® cream; TLC-spectrodensitometry; PLS; PCR

Introduction

Mometasone Furoate (MF) is a glucocorticoid or corticosteroid used topically to reduce inflammation of the skin or in the airways; inflammatory skin disorders (such as eczema and psoriasis) (topical form), allergic rhinitis (such as hay fever) (topical form), and asthma (inhalation form). A review of the literature showed that methods reported for the determination of (MF) alone or in combinations were spectrophotometry [1-3], HPLC [4-15], HPTLC [7,16-18], electrochemical method [19], and LC [20]. Miconazole Nitrate (MIC) an imidazole antifungal agent that is used topically and by intravenous infusion, miconazole nitrate is the nitrate salt form of miconazole, an antifungal synthetic derivative of imidazole and used in the treatment of candidal skin infections. A review of the literature showed that methods reported for the determination of (MIC) alone or in combinations were spectrophotometry [21-28], HPLC [29-35], HPTLC [31,36-38], gas chromatography [39,40], and electrochemical methods [41]. Gentamicin (GM) is a mixture of isomeric aminoglycoside antibiotics (gentamicin C1, gentamicin C1A, and gentamicin C2) produced by Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. They act to inhibit protein synthesis [42]. GM was determined alone or in combinations by variety of methods as electrochemical methods [43-47], spectrophotometry [48-51], HPLC [52-59], and LC [60-67]. There is no reported method for the determination of the three drugs together either in their ternary mixture or in the presence of their degradation products.

Therefore, the objective of this work was to develop a validated and simple TLC-spectrodensitometric and chemometric methods for the determination of MF, MIC and GM in bulk powders, laboratory prepared mixtures and pharmaceutical dosage form. The chemical structures of the cited drugs were displayed in Figure 1.