Research Article

Spectrophotometric Determination of N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine and N-(2-Mercaptopropionyl)-Glycine in Pharmaceutical Preparations

Table 3

Accuracy (recovery, %) of the proposed method for the determination of NAC and MPG in two pharmaceutical formulations.

SampleAdded μg mL−1Found(a)μg mL−1Recovery %

Fluimukan (NAC)0.0200.1 ± 0.4Not applicable
50.0249.1 ± 1.698.2
100.0301.2 ± 1.8101.2
150.0348.2 ± 2.198.8
200.0404.4 ± 2.2102.2

Captimer (MPG)0.0100.2 ± 0.6Not applicable
50.0149.3 ± 1.198.6
100.0198.4 ± 1.398.4
150.0252.5 ± 2.4101.7
200.0303.9 ± 3.1101.9

(a)Average of three determinations ± SD.