Sensitive high performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of proguanil and its metabolites, cycloguanil and 4-chlorophenylbiguanide in biological fluids

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 856-861

  Ebeshi, Benjamin U ^a   Obodozie, Obiageri O ^a   Bolaji, Oluseye O ^b   Ogunbona, Festus A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biological fluids; HPLC; Metabolites; Proguanil

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROPHENYLBIGUANIDE; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOGUANIL; PERCHLORATE; PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 23944495113     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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