Optimization and validation of an analytical procedure by high-performance liquid chromatography for the quantification of peroxisomicines and isoperoxisomicines

Peroxisomicine A1 is a potential antineoplastic substance extracted from plants of the genus Karwinskia. An RP-HPLC–DAD method was developed and validated for the separation and quantification of four isomers of this compound. These isomers coelute in the preparative procedure and are present at a proportion ranging between 3 and 5% in the peroxisomicine A1 purified in the laboratory. The desirability coefficient of the method described here was enhanced 140% with respect to the previously reported method.