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Determination of an antipsychotic agent (ICI 204,636) and its 7-hydroxy metabolite in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

ICI 204,636 (I) is an orally active antipsychotic agent under development for the treatment of schizophrenia in humans. It is partially converted in animals to an active 7-hydroxy metabolite (II). Methods were developed for the simultaneous determination of both analytes in human plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The analytes were extracted from plasma using phenyl solid-phase extraction columns. Quantification by isocratic HPLC was performed in the reversed-phase mode with detection at 250 nm. Extracts were derivatized to trimethylsilyl ethers for quantification by GC-MS using selected-ion monitoring. Both assays were evaluated for consistency of response, precision, accuracy and specificity. Limits of quantification for I and II by HPLC were 15 and 20 ng/ml, respectively; limits of quantification for I and II by GC-MS were 2 and 5 ng/ml, respectively. Both methods were applied to the analysis of clinical samples from oral dosing studies with I.

Antipsychotic Agents↗

Identification of a benzhydrolic metabolite of ketoprofen in horses by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography.

A benzhydrolic metabolite of ketoprofen, formed by reduction of the keto group of the drug, has been identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in equine plasma and urine. After partial synthesis, its structure has been confirmed by UV, IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The kinetics of ketoprofen and this metabolite have been monitored in plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography. The two products were quantified in plasma up to 4 and 3 h, respectively, and were detected in urine up to 72 and 24 h, respectively, after a single intravenous administration to horses at the dose of 2.2 mg/kg. Simultaneous detection of both compounds increases the reliability of antidoping control analysis.

Animals↗

Comparison of immunoaffinity chromatography combined with gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry and radioimmunoassay for screening dexamethasone in equine urine.

A comparison of the sensitive analytical methods of radioimmunoassay (RIA) and immunoaffinity chromatography (IAC) combined with gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the specific and reliable screening of dexamethasone in equine post-race urine is presented. Results from analyses of samples collected from a mare during 144 hours post administration of 26 mg of dexamethasone sodium phosphate are described.

Animals↗

Validation of the analysis of carbamazepine and its 10,11-epoxide metabolite by high-performance liquid chromatography from plasma: comparison with gas chromatography and the enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique.

An improved procedure for the determination of carbamazepine (CBZ) and its main active metabolite carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ-e) in serum is described. The validation of this procedure shows that the limits of detection are lower than 80 ng/ml for CBZ and 7 ng/ml for CBZ-e. The relative standard deviation does not exceed 4.7% for both compounds in an inter-day precision test. In the intra-day precision test the relative standard deviations are 1.9% for CBZ-e and 1.1% for CBZ. A comparison of the described procedure with gas chromatography and the enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique shows good agreement, but gas chromatography seems to have a relative poor reliability.

Carbamazepine↗

Immunoaffinity chromatography combined with gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the confirmation of flumethasone abuse in the equine.

Immunoaffinity chromatography using a synthesised immunosorbent was used to extract tritiated dexamethasone (with dexamethasone carrier) from equine urine at a recovery of 81.7 +/- 8.4% (mean +/- S.D.). A method utilising this procedure coupled to cool on-column injection gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry is also described for the confirmation of low levels of flumethasone in equine urine samples.

Animals↗

Chiral high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography of the stereoisomers of hexyl 2,5-dichlorophenyl phosphoramidate.

O-Hexyl O-2,5-dichlorophenyl phosphoramidate (HDCP) is a chiral organophosphorus compound that undergoes enzymatic hydrolysis in the rat and hen. Studies of the stereospecificity of its biodegradation are necessary to establish HDCP toxicity. To this effect, methods have been developed for the analysis of the HDCP stereoisomers by gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The best resolution and analysis were obtained by HPLC with UV detection, a OA-4100 Techocel chiral column and the mobile phase: hexane-1,2-dichloroethane-ethanol (92:5:3, v/v/v). The detection limit was 25 microM for HDCP and 5 microM for one of its hydrolytic products: 2,5-dichlorophenol (DCP). The method was reproducible intra o inter die. Moreover, a method is described for the liquid extraction of HDCP and DCP with 1,2-dichloroethane in biological samples, with a yield of (80.3 +/- 9.7)% (n = 10, S.D.) for HDCP and (84.1 +/- 10.0)% (n = 10, S.D.) for DCP. The method is compared with the solid-phase extraction technique with C18 sorbent. The hydrolysis of HDCP by hen plasma is studied.

Animals↗

Analytical procedures and quality assurance criteria for the determination of major and minor deoxynucleosides in fish tissue DNA by liquid chromatography-ultraviolet spectroscopy and liquid chromatography-thermospray mass spectrometry.

Analytical procedures and quality assurance criteria have been established for enzymatic hydrolysis of fish tissue DNA to free nucleosides and their subsequent characterization by liquid chromatography-photodiode-array ultraviolet spectroscopy and liquid chromatography-thermospray mass spectrometry. Optimization of enzymatic efficiency to assure minimal loss of modified nucleosides is described. Variability in analyte capacity factors and multiwavelength response have been compared for analyte standards and hydrolysates, and results have been used to derive qualitative and quantitative quality assurance criteria. A comparison of DNA mole percent calculated using single-wavelength quantification and multiwavelength averaging quantification indicates that less variability in data may be expected using the multiwavelength technique. Finally, the composition of DNA from liver of three species of fish widely used in mutagen/carcinogen laboratory and field studies, rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss), medaka (Oryzias latipes), and brown bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus), has been determined. Identification of deoxyuridine in the DNA hydrolysates of each fish indicates that this analyte should be measured to accurately report DNA deoxynucleoside mole percent, especially when reporting data for the methylation of deoxycytidine.

Animals↗

Determination of plasma levels of citalopram and its demethylated and deaminated metabolites by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Sensitive and specific methods based on gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for the determination of levels of citalopram, desmethylcitalopram and didesmethylcitalopram in the plasma of patients treated with citalopram are presented, as well as a GC-MS procedure for the assay of the citalopram propionic acid derivative. After addition of a separate internal standard for each drug, liquid-solvent extraction is used to separate the basic compounds from the acid compounds. The demethylated amines are derivatized with trifluoroacetic anhydride, and the acid metabolite with methyl iodide. GC-MS is performed in the electron impact mode, as mass spectrometry by the (positive-ion) chemical ionization mode (methane and ammonia) appeared to be unsuitable. The limits of quantification were 1 ng/ml for citalopram and desmethylcitalopram and 2 ng/ml for the other metabolites. The correlation coefficients for the calibration curves (range 10-500 ng/ml) were > or = 0.999 for all compounds, whether determined by GC or GC-MS.

Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic↗

Fatal poisoning with detajmium: identification of detajmium and its metabolites and artifacts by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and quantification by high-performance liquid chromatography.

After ingestion of an unknown dose of detajmium, a 14-year-old female collapsed with asystolia. Resuscitation efforts were not successful. A medicolegal autopsy was carried out, and blood, liver and gastric content were extracted and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). After derivatization with acetic anhydride, detajmium and twelve of its derivatives and metabolites were identified. The main metabolic pathways include hydroxylation and subsequent O-methylation of the indol ring, and oxidation as well as reduction of the C-21 hydroxyl function. Cleavage of the N-alkyl side-chain is a further, possibly non-enzymatic degradation pathway. Artifact formation induced by acetylation included dehydratation of the hydroxyl function of C-21 and the N-alkyl side-chain. The detajmium concentration in blood of the decreased was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection (12 micrograms/ml).

Acetic Anhydrides↗

Determination of the acylcoenzyme A cholesterol acyltransferase inhibitor 447C88 in plasma using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation tandem mass spectrometry.

Two mass spectrometry-based methods are described for the determination of 447C88 (I), a novel inhibitor of acylcoenzyme A cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), in rat, dog and human plasma. The first method uses gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with electron ionisation and selected-ion monitoring. The method employs solid-phase extraction of I from plasma and requires alkylation of I using iodoethane. The second method uses liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) with atmospheric-pressure chemical-ionisation and selected-reaction monitoring. The LC-MS-MS method uses a simplified version of the extraction procedure used for GC-MS and does not require derivatisation of I. While both methods provide the necessary limit of quantitation of 0.5 ng/ml in human, dog and rat plasma with the required precision and accuracy, the LC-MS-MS assay offers increased sensitivity, selectivity and speed over the GC-MS assay. This allows a same day turn round of results for in excess of 100 samples, including sample preparation and data acquisition and processing.

Alkylation↗

Determination of plasma non-esterified fatty acids and triglyceride fatty acids by gas chromatography of their methyl esters after isolation by column chromatography on silica gel.

Non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) and triglycerides were isolated from human plasma by column chromatography on silica gel. Eight principal fatty acids of each of these lipid classes were determined by gas chromatography of their methyl ester derivatives and quantified relative to multipoint standard curves. Within-day relative standard deviations for plasma non-esterified fatty acid and triglyceride fatty acid determinations were 2.4 and 3.2%, respectively. Day-to-day relative standard deviations for plasma non-esterified fatty acid and triglyceride fatty acid determinations were 1.4 and 1.1%, respectively. The total plasma concentration and the relative proportions of the eight non-esterified fatty acids determined by this method were significantly different from results obtained according to two generally accepted methods for direct plasma non-esterified fatty acid determination without a specific isolation step. These comparisons suggested that considerable fatty acid ester lipid hydrolysis occurred during these direct determination procedures, and that this hydrolysis resulted in 3-fold overestimation of plasma NEFA content by those methods. Measured levels of arachidonic acid are substantially overestimated by these direct determination methods in which non-esterified fatty acids are not isolated before derivatization.

Chromatography, Gas↗

Determination of cyanide and thiocyanate in blood by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

We devised a sensitive and simple method for determining cyanide and its major metabolite, thiocyanate, in blood using an extractive alkylation technique. Pentafluorobenzyl bromide was used as the alkylating agent, and tetradecyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride was used as the phase-transfer catalyst. The derivatives obtained were analyzed qualitatively by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and quantitatively by gas chromatography with an electron-capture detection. The detection limits of cyanide and thiocyanate were 0.01 and 0.003 mumol/ml, respectively, while the gross recovery of both compounds was 80%. The calibration curve was linear over the concentration range from 0.02 to 1.0 mumol/ml for cyanide and from 0.01 to 1.0 mumol/ml for thiocyanate. The accuracy and precision of the method were evaluated, and the coefficients of variation were found to be within 10%. Using the method, the blood levels of two victims who had died from cyanide poisoning were determined.

Chromatography, Gas↗

Analysis of methylbenactyzium bromide in human urine by thin-layer chromatography and pyrolysis gas chromatography.

A rapid and simple method of utilizing thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and pyrolysis gas chromatography (PyGC) for the identification and determination of methylbenactyzium bromide in human urine was studied in this report. Methylbenactyzium bromide was extracted from urine with ODS-cartridge (Sep-Pak C18), then spotted onto a silica gel 60 F254 TLC plate. After development, the separated spot of methylbenactyzium bromide was scraped and wrapped with a ferromagnetic foil without extraction by any organic solvents. The sample was applied into PyGC analysis. The optimum temperature for pyrolysis was 590 degrees C. The main degradation product of methylbenactyzium bromide was identified as diphenylmethane in this procedure by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A calibration graph prepared by absolute calibration method showed a good linearity over the concentration range of 1-75 micrograms/spot for methylbenactyzium bromide. The coefficient of variation obtained for eleven replicate analyses of the 3 micrograms/spot of standard methylbenactyzium bromide was 3.8%. The detection limit of this compound by this procedure was 0.1 micrograms/spot.

Calibration↗

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the investigation of on-column dehydration of steroid hormones during gas-liquid chromatography.

Some underivatized steroids when injected onto conventional packed columns for gas-liquid chromatography underwent varying degrees of dehydration. This problem was traced to the presence of small pieces of broken glass on the top of the column at the point of injection. This observation provoked an examination of the effect of pre-column dehydration on a number of different types of steroids. Powdered aluminium was placed in the injection liner of a Hewlett-Packard gas chromatograph fitted with an HP1 capillary column connected to a mass selective detector, and injections were made using a new high temperature septumless injection system at temperatures between 200 and 400 degrees C. 5 alpha-androstan-3 alpha-ol, a simple monofunctional C19 steroid chosen as a model to establish optimum conditions, underwent dehydration at injection temperatures greater than 250 degrees C and the product reached a maximum at 400 degrees C when no unchanged steroid was present. Monohydroxylated androgens and oestrogens underwent dehydration at 400 degrees C producing products whose mass spectra indicated they were monenes, although the position of the double bond could not be assigned. Polyfunctional androgens and oestrogens and corticosteroids underwent complex changes producing a number of products some of whose structures could not be determined. The dehydration products had the advantage that they had relatively intense high mass ions and for suitable steroids this might provide enhanced sensitivity of detection during mass fragmentography. In such cases dehydration was reproducible and straight line standard curves were obtained. C27 and C28 secosteroids (vitamins D2 and D3) and some of their metabolites (e.g. 25-hydroxyvitamin D) underwent efficient dehydration, again producing products with intense molecular ions. In the case of 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 25,26-dihydroxyvitamin D3, dehydration produced different products which were easily resolved in the chromatographic system used. Dehydration of vitamin D metabolites eliminates the need for derivatization and gives enhanced sensitivity of measurement by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Androgens↗

Assay and purity control of minocycline by thin-layer chromatography using UV and fluorescence densitometry--a comparison with liquid chromatography.

A thin-layer chromatography (TLC) method using UV and fluoresecence densitometry is described for the assay and purity control of minocycline (MC). With a mobile phase dichloromethane-methanol-water (57:35:8, v/v/v) and a silica gel thin-layer, previously sprayed with 10% m/v sodium edetate adjusted to pH 9.0, 4-epiminocycline and 7-didemethylminocycline were well separated from MC and from each other, 7-monodemethylminocycline and 6-deoxy-6-demethyltetracycline (6-DODMTC) were not separated from each other and were only partially separated from minocycline. 6-DODMTC was selectively determined by fluorescence densitometry, while quantification of other impurities and the assay of MC were performed by UV densitometry. Results obtained with qualitative TLC were compared with those obtained by a liquid chromatography (LC) method using a poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) copolymer stationary phase. The correlation coefficient for TLC and LC results was > 0.999. For TLC the relative standard deviation for the assay of MC at 1.25 mg ml-1 was < 3.0% (n = 4), while for LC it was < 1.0% (n = 4).

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗

Comparative study of the determination of bupivacaine in human plasma by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography.

A comparison was made between high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) as methods for determining bupivacaine in human plasma. Both methods utilized pentycaine as an internal standard, were found to be linear in the range 5-320 ng and had acceptable precision and accuracy. The precision for the HPLC method was better than that for the GC-MS method. The limits of detection of the HPLC and GC-MS methods were ca. 1.0 and 0.1 ng, respectively. Good agreement between the HPLC and GC-MS methods was obtained for the analysis of samples taken from a patient receiving bupivacaine topically. For most purposes the HPLC method would be slightly better. However, for samples containing interfering peaks GC-MS provides a higher degree of resolution from such interferants.

Administration, Topical↗

Detection of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxide isomers using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry combined with thin-layer chromatography blotting.

Oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. During the oxidation of LDL, cholesteryl esters, the major lipid components in LDL, are oxidized to cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides (CEOOH). The isomers of CEOOH may reflect the reactive species that initiate the peroxidation reaction. In the current study, a novel analytical method for the determination of CEOOH isomers, especially cholesteryl linoleate hydroperoxide isomers, was developed using the combination of two chromatographic techniques: (i) thin-layer chromatography blotting with diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine (DPPP) fluorescent detection (DPPP-TLC blotting) and (ii) gas chromatography-electron ionization-mass spectrometry (GC-EI-MS). CEOOH was applied to DPPP-TLC blotting, the obtained DPPP-derived fluorescent spots containing cholesteryl ester hydroxides were extracted and derivatized (hydrogenation, transmethylation, and trimethylsilylation), and the formed methyl ester/trimethylsilylether derivatives of hydroxyoctadecenoic acid were then analyzed by GC-EI-MS. The CEOOH isomers were determined by selected ion monitoring of isomer-specific fragment ions originated from the alpha-cleavage of the trimethylsilyloxyl group. Using these two chromatographic techniques, we were able to detect isomeric CEOOH in the oxidized human LDL. Our results indicated that GC-EI-MS analysis combined with DPPP-TLC blot is a specific method for analyzing cholesteryl ester hydroperoxide isomers in biological samples such as oxidized LDL.

Cholesterol Esters↗

Broad range analysis of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals using gas chromatography and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been globally detected in impacted natural waters. The detection of trace quantities of EDCs and PPCPs in the environment is of great concern since some of these compounds have known physiological responses at low concentrations. EDCs can have a wide range of polarities, acidic and basic moieties, and exist in trace quantities, which often requires numerous complex extractions, large sample collection volumes, and multiple instrumental analyses. A comprehensive method has been developed allowing for the analysis of 58 potential EDCs in various water matrices using a single solid-phase extraction (SPE) of a 1L sample with subsequent analyses using both gas chromatography and liquid chromatography, each coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS). Instrument detection limits ranged between 0.12-7.5 pg with corresponding method reporting limits of 1-10 ng l(-1) in water. Recoveries for most compounds were between 50% and 112% with good reproducibility (RSD 6-22%).

Chromatography, Liquid↗