Mass spectrometric study of the photooxidation of the ophthalmic drugs timolol and pindolol

A mass spectrometric study of the photooxidation products of the ophthalmic drugs pindolol (1-[1H-indol-4-yloxyl]-3-[isopropylamino]-2-propanol) and timolol (S-[-]-1-[t-butylamino]-3-[(4-morpholino-1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl)oxyl]-2-propanol) in water has been performed by LC-MS. Based on these data and...

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Autores: Criado, Susana, Mártire, Daniel Osvaldo, Allegretti, Patricia Ercilia, Furlong, Jorge Javier Pedro, Bertolotti, Sonia, La Falce, E, García, Norman
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/159211
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/159211
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Química
photooxidation
pindolol
reaction mechanism
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Sumario:A mass spectrometric study of the photooxidation products of the ophthalmic drugs pindolol (1-[1H-indol-4-yloxyl]-3-[isopropylamino]-2-propanol) and timolol (S-[-]-1-[t-butylamino]-3-[(4-morpholino-1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl)oxyl]-2-propanol) in water has been performed by LC-MS. Based on these data and the assumption that photooxidation mainly occurs through singlet molecular oxygen attack, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed. The mechanistic pathways involve singlet oxygen attack to the pindolol indole ring and oxidation of the pindolol isopropyl or timolol terbutyl methyl groups.