Zinc is a naturally wide spread element, which generally finds its use in industry but also in numerous pharmaceutical, cosmetic and stomatology materials. Taking into consideration its frequent occurrence (in almost all biological materials) and its low quantities, a good choice of analytical method for zinc assay is a necessity. Apart from spectrophotometric methods – especially AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectrometry) which is a method of choice for zinc determination, also electroanalytical methods are used. Most frequently ASV (Anodic Stripping Voltammetry) or Polarography is applied. Despite the need of samples digestion electrochemical methods offer a price convenient method for determination of zinc, even in trace amounts (ppt – parts per trillion). Currently there is also new information about ion selective electrodes suitable for zinc assay.
Flavoxate hydrochloride, 2-piperidinoethyl 3-methyl-4-oxo-2-phenyl-4-H-chromene-8-carboxylate, is a smooth muscle antispasmodic. Its electrochemical behavior was studied at the mercury electrode in buffered solutions containing 30% (v/v) methanol using dc-polarography, differential-pulse polarography, cyclic voltammetry, and linear sweep-and square-wave adsorptive stripping voltammetry. Sensitive and precise procedures were developed for determination of bulk flavoxate hydrochloride and in the pharmaceutical formulation Genurin® S.F, without sample pretreatment or extraction. Limits of quantitation (LOQ) of 1 × 10−5, 5 × 10−6, 1 × 10−8 and 1 × 10−9 M flavoxate hydrochloride were achieved by dc-polarography, differential-pulse polarography, linear sweep and square-wave adsorptive stripping voltammetric, respectively. [...]
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