Limit of epiminocycline
Using the chromatogram of the
Assay preparation obtained as directed in the
Assay, calculate the percentage of epiminocycline in the portion of Minocycline for Injection taken by the formula:
100re / rt,
in which
re is the area response of any peak in the chromatogram of the
Assay preparation having a retention time of about 0.86 relative to that of minocycline, and
rt is the total area of the responses of all the peaks in the chromatogram: not more than 6.0% of epiminocycline is found.
Assay
Mobile phase, Standard preparation, Resolution solution, and Chromatographic system
Proceed as directed in the
Assay under
Minocycline Hydrochloride.
Assay preparation 1
(where it is represented as being in a single-dose container)Constitute Minocycline for Injection in a volume of water, accurately measured, corresponding to the volume of solvent specified in the labeling. Withdraw all of the withdrawable contents, using a hypodermic needle and syringe, and dilute quantitatively with water to obtain a solution containing the equivalent of about 0.5 mg of minocycline (C23H27N3O7) per mL.
Assay preparation 2
(where the label states the quantity of minocycline in a given volume of constituted solution)Constitute Minocycline for Injection in a volume of water, accurately measured, corresponding to the volume of solvent specified in the labeling. Dilute an accurately measured portion of the constituted solution quantitatively with water to obtain a solution containing the equivalent of about 0.5 mg of minocycline (C23H27N3O7) per mL.
Procedure
Proceed as directed for
Procedure in the
Assay under
Minocycline Hydrochloride. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of minocycline (C
23H
27N
3O
7) in the container, or in the portion of constituted solution taken by the formula:
0.001C(L / D)(rU / rS),
in which
L is the labeled quantity, in mg, of minocycline in the container, or in the volume of constituted solution taken;
D is the concentration, in mg per mL, of minocycline in
Assay preparation 1 or in
Assay preparation 2, on the basis of the labeled quantity in the container, or in the portion of constituted solution taken, respectively, and the extent of dilution; and the other terms are as defined therein.