Simple
and selective zero- and second-order derivative circular
dichroism (CD) spectroscopic methods have been designed for the assay
of captopril in commercially available dosage forms. A normal CD spectroscopic
scan (zero order) exhibits a negative band at 208 nm (method A) in
distilled water. The calibration curve shows a linear response over
the concentration range of 10–80 μg mL
–1
. The second-order derivative (D2) CD spectrum shows one positive
band at 208 nm (method B) and one negative band at 225 nm (method
C). Linear calibration curves were obtained in the concentration range
of 10–70 μg mL
–1
for both the methods
(B and C). The detection limits were found to be 1.26, 1.48, and 2.38
μg mL
–1
for methods A, B, and C, respectively.
The study under stressed acidic, basic, and oxidative conditions showed
the degradation of captopril. The proposed methods were validated
as per ICH guidelines. All the proposed methods were compared with
the reference method to demonstrate its suitability for quality control
of captopril in its dosage forms.