N-Nitroso-Vildagliptin, A New N-Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Impurity (NDSRI) of Vildagliptin- An Antidiabetic Drug: Synthesis, Characterization and Development of Sensitive LC–MS/MS Method
摘要
The N-nitroso-vildagliptin impurity has been classified as genotoxic. According to the EMA, this impurity must be controlled within a limit of 15 ppm in the vildagliptin drug substance. This work demonstrates the synthesis and characterization of the N-nitroso-vildagliptin impurity using IR, NMR, and LC–MS techniques. The synthesized N-nitroso-vildagliptin impurity was used as a reference standard for the development and validation of an LC–MS/MS method, achieving a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.44 ppm and a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 1.46 ppm.