Validated Reverse Phase-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for Estimation of Fisetin in Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System

Fisetin (FS) is a polyphenolic phytoconstituent reported to have various pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, antiparkinsonian, and antidepressant. An analytical method was developed and validated for the estimation of FS by ultrafast liquid chromatography using C-18 reverse phase column. Acetonitrile and orthophosphoric acid (0.2% v/v) in the ratio of 30:70 v/v was used as mobile phase. Flow rate was set at 1 mL/min. Chromatogram of FS was detected at wavelength of 362 nm. Retention time for FS was found to be 7.06 min. The developed method was found to be linear in the range of 2-10 mu g/mL with regression coefficient of 0.9985. The method was validated as per the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Q2 (R1) guidelines. The percentage recovery was in the range of 95%-105%, which indicated the accuracy of the method. The percentage relative standard deviation (RSD) was found to be <2%, which indicates the precision of the method. Limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were found to be 0.46 and 1.41 mu g/mL, respectively. The developed method was found to be robust as there was no significant change in response with change in flow rate, ratio of mobile phase, and pH. The method was successfully applied for estimation of drug loading and drug release from self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS). The % drug loading of FS in prepared liquid SNEDDS formulation was found to be 101.95%. The results of dissolution studies indicated 67.78% FS release in water at the end of 60 min.