Ampicillin crystallisation

11-17November 2022

After 22.5 h of agitation of the mix ,the reaction is stopped by adding few drops of H₂SO₄   and the PH is adjusted to 2, here the ampicillin is presented ionised in the solution.

The mix is then filtrated using filter paper , 10 mL of butyl acetate is added as solvent to 20 mL filtrate, the organic phase is taken after decantation and the PH is adjusted to 4 by adding NaOH then (2% W/V) NaHCO3 is added  . Ampicillin crystals are formed.

The mix is cooled down at 4⁰ and then filtrated so ampicillin sodium salt are obtained.

After crystallisation the crystals are dissloved in 2 ml phosphate buffer , filtrated and then quantified by using microbiological essay as mentioned previously.

Then the results are mentioned:

7-11-2022

First trial of ampicillin crystallization:

same steps are applicated to produce ampicillin 

Here two method of the crystallization can be applicated. The first one is mentioned below:

Ampicillin purification and harvesting:

• Add few drops of H₂SO₄ to stop the enzymatic reaction
• Filtrate the mix using a funnel fitted with filter paper

(Take 1ml of the filtrate for the bacterial sensibility test later)

• Add butyl acetate solvent (1Vsolvant/2Vfiltrate)
• Let rest for 2 minutes, then the organic phase is removed and the aqueous phase is discarded after decantation

(Take 1ml from each phase to test the presence of ampicillin later)

{We will carry out a qualitative, non-quantitative antibiogram, just to see the appearance or not of an inhibition zone following the application of: filtrate, the organic phase and the aqueous phase, stored in the eppendorfs tubes (as already explained) on petri dishes containing Muller-Hinton medium. So, we are going to test the effectiveness of the antibiotic on the bacteria.}

• Add 2% phosphate buffer (V/V) to the organic solution

• Adjust the PH to 7.5 by adding NaOH

• Crystallization:
• Add 2% (W/V) NaHCO3 to the aqueous phase medium
• Cool them at 4^oC for about 7 days
• Filtrate them to harvest ampicillin sodium salt

then after 10 days we observed the formation of thin crystals which must be tested based on the sensitivity of E.coli against ampicillin.

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