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UHPLC Analysis of Aripiprazole and Its Primary Metabolite Dehydro Aripiprazole on Ascentis® Express C18

UHPLC Analysis of Aripiprazole and Its Primary Metabolite Dehydro Aripiprazole on Ascentis® Express C18 application for UHPLC

Materials

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Description
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Dehydro aripiprazole solution

1.0 mg/mL in methanol with 5% 1 M HCl, ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

Ascentis® Express C18, 2 μm UHPLC Column

2 μm particle size, L × I.D. 10 cm × 3 mm

Aripiprazole solution

1.0 mg/mL (50:50 Methanol/Water with 1% 1N HCl), ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

used together

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Ammonium formate

eluent additive for LC-MS, LiChropur, ≥99.0%

CONDITIONS

column

Ascentis Express C18, 10 cm x 3.0 mm, 2.0 μm particles (50819-U)

mobile phase

[A] 10 mM ammonium formate in water, pH adjusted to 3.0 with formic acid [B] 0.1% formic acid in methanol

gradient

40% B for 0.5 min; to 95% B over 3.5 min; held at 95% B for 2 min

flow rate

0.5 mL/min

pressure

6500 psi (445 bar)

column temp.

35 °C

detector

UV, 245 nm

injection

2 μL

sample

50 μg/mL each compound in 10% methanol

Description

Analysis Note

Aripiprazole is marketed as the atypical antipsychotic Abilify for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and clinical depression. Shown here is the UHPLC separation of aripiprazole and a metabolite on a Fused-Core Ascentis Express C18 column. Cerilliant CRMs provided reliable quantification.

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