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Table 4 Determination of the stability of folic acid and antimicrobial agents

From: Establishment and validation of HPLC methods for the determination of folic acid and parabens antimicrobial agents on folic acid oral solution

  

0 h

2 h

4 h

6 h

8 h

10 h

RSD (%)

Folic acid

Peak area

6,380,275

6,349,081

6,350,015

6,352,230

6,349,154

6,341,677

0.21

Retention time

14.08

14.28

14.533

14.608

14.657

14.702

1.68

Methyl paraben

Peak area

2,012,762

2,012,639

2,010,859

2,013,172

2,014,733

2,013,903

0.05

Retention time

8.488

8.463

8.457

8.454

8.446

8.453

0.11

Ethyl paraben

Peak area

1,171,284

1,171,128

1,170,525

1,171,281

1,172,147

1,171,810

0.11

Retention time

14.308

14.252

14.238

14.231

14.215

14.229

0.17

Propyl paraben

Peak area

358,311

358,794

358,099

358,237

359,014

358,153

0.21

Retention time

27.639

27.51

27.474

27.458

27.418

27.464

0.28

  1. RSD (%): Relative Standard Deviation = (SD/Mean) x 100