Optimization of water-precipitation process in pretreatment process of Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Danshen) and Ligustrazine Hydrochloride Injection based on sequential central composite design / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective: To optimize the water-precipitation in the pretreatment manufacture process of Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Danshen) and Ligustrazine Hydrochloride Injection (SMLHI) based on the quality by design (QbD) concept and the sequential design. Methods: A design space was obtained by the global-type sequential design methodology combined with the fishbone-diagram risk analysis and central composite experiment based on global type sequential design method. The preliminary optimized zone of critical process parameters was extended in axial direction on the basis of the statistical result gained from the first central composite design. Then an updated multivariate linear regression model was fitted and a design space was delineated and verified. Results: According to the design space, the recommended operation space of the water-precipitation was as follows when the pH value of the material was between 3.1 and 3.4, 3.25-5.00 times of water adding into the solution was recommened, the standing time was 7-17 h and the standing temperature was 7 ℃. Conclusion: This study introduces the sequential design into the process optimization of traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceuticals. Compared with the experimental design methods such as uniform space grid design and orthogonal design with a large number of samples, while samples cover the same feasible zone in a continuous operation form, sequential design methodology can effectively reduce the workload of the optimization experiment, avoid the waste of manpower and resources as well as guarantee the prediction ability of the fitting model.