Hplc Analysis of Cephalosporins and Study of Different Analytical Parameters

Cephalosporins are the most important type of antibiotics used vary widely. Analysis of these antibiotics is challenge because of their sensitivity and instability to different conditions. The present review is extended to find out different HPLC methods used for analysis for cephalosporins in formulations and biological fluids. The chromatographic conditions used for the analysis as well as analytical parameters study carried out with different experimental conditions and different combinations. During the study analytical parameters studied such as range, linearity, precision, accuracy, LOD, LOQ etc. The focus of study of analysis of cephalosporin in formulation and biological fluid are useful for the determination of various cephalosporin for budding researchers. INTRODUCTION: Although there are several classification schemes for antibiotics, based on bacterial spectrum (broad, narrow) or route of administration (injectable, oral, topical), or type of activity (bactericidal, bacteriostatic), the most useful is based on chemical structure. Antibiotics within a structural class will generally have similar patterns of effectiveness, toxicity, and allergic potential. Most commonly used type of antibiotics are Pencillins, Fluoroquinolones, Cephalosphorins, Macrolides and Tetracyclines. While each class is composed of multiple drugs, each drug is unique in some way. Antibiotics are obtained from three major sources such as, microorganisms, synthesis and semi synthesis. 1. Microorganisms: For example, bacitracin and polymyxin are obtained from some Bacillus species streptomycin tetracycline etc. from streptomyces species; gentamycin from Micromonospora purpura; griseofulvin and some penicillin and cephalosporin from certain genera (penicillium, acremoni) of the family Aspergillacea; and monobactam from Pseudomonas acidophila and Gluconobacter species. Most antibiotics in current use have been produced from streptomyces species. 2. Synthetic: Chloramphenicol is now produced by a synthetic process. 3. Semi-synthesis:This mean that part of the molecule is produced by a fermentation process using the appropriate microorganism and the products is then further modified by a chemical process. Many penicillin and cephalosporin are produced in this way.