 
            
        This is an Application Brief and does not contain a detailed Experimental section.
This application brief highlights the analysis of synthetic corticosteroids.
Corticosteroids have potent anti-inflammatory properties, and are used in a wide variety of inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, colitis, asthma, bronchitis, certain skin rashes, and allergic or inflammatory conditions of the nose and eyes.
 
            
        | Column: | SunFire C8 4.6 x 150 mm, 5 μm | 
| Part number: | 186002737 | 
| Mobile phase A: | Water | 
| Mobile phase B: | Acetonitrile | 
| Flow rate: | 1 mL/min | 
| Injection volume: | 10 μL | 
| Sample concentration: | 20 μg/mL in water; 1 mg/mL stock solution prepared in acetonitrile | 
| Temperature: | 30 °C | 
| Detection: | UV @ 254 nm | 
| Instrument: | Alliance 2695 with 2996 PDA | 
 
            
        | Column: | SunFire C8 4.6 x 100 mm, 3.5 μm | 
| Part number: | 186002731 | 
| Mobile phase A: | Water | 
| Mobile phase B: | Acetonitrile | 
| Flow rate: | 1 mL/min | 
| Injection volume: | 10 μL | 
| Sample concentration: | 20 μg/mL in water; 1 mg/mL stock solution prepared in acetonitrile | 
| Temperature: | 30 °C | 
| Detection: | UV @ 254 nm | 
| Instrument: | Alliance 2695 with 2996 PDA | 
 
            
        | Compounds | USP Tailing | 
|---|---|
| Prednisolone | 1.46 | 
| Dexamethasone | 1.34 | 
| Prednisolone 21-acetate | 1.32 | 
| Betamethasone 17-valerate | 1.1 | 
| Compounds | USP Tailing | 
|---|---|
| Prednisolone | 1.41 | 
| Dexamethasone | 1.31 | 
| Prednisolone 21-acetate | 1.22 | 
| Betamethasone 17-valerate | 1 | 
 
            
         
            
        WA41890, May 2005