We propose a simple and accurate method for CE quantitative determination o
f somatostatin in pharmaceutical preparations. The method is specific for s
omatostatin as indicated by the resolution between the analyte and the anal
ogue peptides which differ from somatostatin by one aminoacid. The linearit
y range is from 0.02 to 0.35 mg/ml. The recovery of the somatostatin from a
pharmaceutical product is about 100.0%. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All
rights reserved.