Research Article

Development of a Multicommutated Flow System with Chemiluminometric Detection for Quantification of Gentamicin in Pharmaceuticals

Table 1

Comparision of different chemiluminometric methodologies applied to flow systems for determination of gentamicin in pharmaceutical formulations.

Li et al. [31]Ramos-Fernández et al. [32]Proposed method

Sample volume ( 𝜇 L)1001000725
Gentamicin prederivatizationNoYes (with OPA)No
Linear range ( 𝜇 g mL−1)0.01–803.93–301–4
Detection limit ( 𝜇 g mL−1)0.0051.180.023
Sample throughput 60 h−1Not described55 h−1
Intermediate precision (%) < 3.2Not described < 3

OPA: o-phthalaldehyde.