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Table 6 a Method robustness showing effect of column temperature. b Method robustness showing effect of change of mobile phase

From: A study of impurity profiling via method development and force degradation in hydrocortisone butyrate at low concentration

Parameter

Column temperature

Decrease

Normal

Increase

33 °C

35 °C

37 °C

RT

RRT

RES

RT

RRT

RES

RT

RRT

RES

a

HC

2.91

0.34

NA

2.91

0.34

NA

2.91

0.35

NA

HCB

8.55

1.00

29.7

8.48

1.00

29.7

8.41

1.00

29.5

HCB-21

9.27

1.08

3.3

9.20

1.08

3.3

9.11

1.08

3.2

HC-3-methyl enol ether butyrate

13.81

1.62

19.0

13.75

1.62

19.6

13.67

1.63

20.3

HC-17,21- butyrate ortho ester

16.51

1.93

9.2

16.32

1.92

9.1

16.12

1.92

9.0

The %RSD for the HCB Area from

five replicate injections of standard

0.2

0.1

0.2

Tailing for HCB peak in all

standard injections (max)

1.0

1.0

1.0

The number of theoretical plates in all working standard injections for HCB (min)

22,298

22,593

22,788

Total %RSD for the HCB Area

0.2

0.1

0.2

% Assay

% RC

HCB (%Assay)

98.6

99.9

98.8

HC

0.09

0.08

0.09

HCB-21

0.43

0.45

0.39

% Unknown max impurity

0.05

0.05

0.05

% Total Impurities

0.78

0.78

0.71

Parameter

Robustness [change in mobile phase-A composition]

Decrease in organic

Normal organic

Increase in organic

ACN:Water (27:73 v/v)

ACN:Water

(30:70 v/v)

ACN:Water

(33:67 v/v)

RT

RRT

RES

RT

RRT

RES

RT

RRT

RES

b

HC

3.24

0.35

NA

2.91

0.34

NA

2.64

0.34

NA

HCB

9.28

1.00

31.2

8.48

1.00

29.7

7.66

1.00

27.4

HCB-21

10.01

1.08

3.4

9.20

1.08

3.3

8.33

1.09

3.1

HC-3-methyl enol ether butyrate

14.56

1.57

19.9

13.75

1.62

19.6

12.83

1.67

19.2

HC-17,21- butyrate ortho ester

17.31

1.87

9.3

16.32

1.92

9.1

15.28

1.99

8.9

The %RSD for the HCB Area from five replicate injections of standard

0.1

0.1

0.1

Tailing for HCB peak in all standard injections (max)

1.0

1.0

1.1

The number of theoretical plates in all working standard injections for HCB (min)

27,299

22,593

18,693

Total %RSD for the HCB Area

0.1

0.1

0.1

% Assay

% RC

HCB (%Assay)

99.1

99.9

98.8

HC

0.08

0.08

0.08

HCB-21

0.44

0.45

0.43

% Unknown max impurity

0.05

0.05

0.07

% Total impurities

0.77

0.78

0.81