scholarly journals Development of an HPLC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Silybin in Human Plasma, Urine and Breast Tissue

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 2918
Author(s):  
Matteo Lazzeroni ◽  
Giovanna Petrangolini ◽  
José Antonio Legarreta Iriberri ◽  
Jaume Pascual Avellana ◽  
Digna Tost Robusté ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
Breast Tissue ◽  
Methyl Tert Butyl Ether ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Butyl Ether ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Blood Concentrations ◽  
Breast Tumor Tissue ◽  
Chemopreventive Activity

Silybin is a flavonolignan extracted from Silybum marianum with chemopreventive activity against various cancers, including breast. This study was designed to develop an HPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of silybin in human plasma, urine and breast tissue in early breast cancer patients undergoing Siliphos® supplementation, an oral silybin-phosphatidylcholine complex. The determination of silybin was carried out by liquid–liquid extraction with methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE); total silybin concentration was determined by treating the samples with β–glucuronidase, while for the determination of free silybin, the hydrolytic step was omitted. Naringenin and naproxen were selected as internal standards. The detection of the analyte was carried out by mass spectrometry and by chromatography. The HPLC-MS/MS method was evaluated in terms of selectivity, linearity, limit of quantification, precision and accuracy, and carryover. The method proved to be selective, linear, precise and accurate for the determination of silybin. To the best of our knowledge, this presents the first analytical method with the capacity to quantify the major bioactive components of milk thistle in three different biological matrices with a lower limit of quantification of 0.5 ng/mL for plasma. Silybin phosphatidylcholine, taken orally, can deliver high blood concentrations of silybin, which selectively accumulates in breast tumor tissue.

scholarly journals Quick and simple LC-MS/MS method for the determination of simvastatin in human plasma: application to pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suéllen Cristina Rennó Silva ◽  
Gustavo Rodrigues de Rezende ◽  
Vanessa Bergamin Boralli
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Human Plasma ◽  
Multiple Reaction Monitoring ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Methyl Tert Butyl Ether ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Butyl Ether ◽  
Relative Standard

A simple, rapid, and sensitive method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the quantitative determination of simvastatin in human plasma was developed and validated. After a simple extraction with methyl tert-butyl ether, the analyte and internal standard (lovastatin) were analyzed using reverse-phase liquid chromatography, on a Kinetex C18column (100 × 4.6 mm, 2.6 μm) using acetonitrile: ammonium acetate (2 mM + 0.025 % formic acid) (70: 30, v/v) as a mobile phase in a run time of 3.5 min. Detection was carried out using electrospray positive ionization mass spectrometry in the multiple-reaction monitoring mode. The method was linear over 0.04-40.0 ng/mL concentration range. The mean extraction recovery of simvastatin was 82% (RSD within 15%). Intraday and interday precisions (as relative standard deviation) were all ≤8,7% with accuracy (as relative error) of ±8%. This rapid and reliable method was successfully applied for a bioequivalence study of 40 mg of simvastatin orally disintegrating tablets in 44 healthy volunteers, showing that this method is suitable for the quantification of simvastatin in human plasma samples for pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence studies.

Development and Validation of a New Method for the Determination of Anti-hepatitis C Agent Simeprevir in Human Plasma using HPLC with Fluorescence Detection

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-435
Author(s):  
Ahmed F.A. Youssef ◽  
Yousry M. Issa ◽  
Kareem M. Nabil
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Human Plasma ◽  
Fluorescence Detection ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Protein Precipitation ◽  
Assay Method ◽  
Fluorescence Detector ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Relative Standard

Background: Simeprevir is one of the recently discovered drugs for treating hepatitis C which is one of the major diseases across the globe. Objective: The present study involves the development of a new and unique High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method using fluorescence detection for the determination of simeprevir (SIM) in human plasma. Methods: Two methods of extractions were tested, protein precipitation using acetonitrile and liquidliquid extraction. A 25 mM dipotassium hydrogen orthophosphate (pH 7.0)/ACN (50/50; v/v), was used as mobile phase and C18 reversed phase column as the stationary phase. The chromatographic conditions were optimized and the concentration of simeprevir was determined by using the fluorescence detector. Cyclobenzaprine was used as an internal standard. Results: Recovery of the assay method based on protein precipitation was up to 100%. Intra-day and inter-day accuracies range from 92.30 to 107.80%, with Relative Standard Deviation (RSD) range 1.65-8.02%. The present method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study where SIM was administered as a single dose of 150 mg SIM/capsule (Olysio®) to healthy individuals. Conclusion: This method exhibits high sensitivity with a low limit of quantification 10 ng mL-1, good selectivity using fluorescence detection, wide linear application range 10-3000 ng mL-1, good recovery and highly precise and validation results. The developed method can be applied in routine analysis for real samples.

ESTIMATION OF TADALAFIL IN HUMAN PLASMA BY SPECTROFLUOROPHOTOMETRY

INDIAN DRUGS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (06) ◽  
pp. 60-63
Author(s):  
Sadhana Rajput ◽  
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Samir Patel ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
Fluorescence Spectrum ◽  
Drug Monitoring ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Wave Length ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Investigation ◽  
Satisfactory Recovery

A new, specific, selective, simple, rapid and inexpensive spectrofluorophotometric method has been developed for the determination of tadalafil in spiked human plasma. The fluorescence spectrum of tadalafil in 0.1M methanolic sulphuric acid showed excitation wavelength at 315 nm and emission wave-length at 332 nm. The method for tadalafil was found to be linear over the concentration range of 10-50 ng/mL with a correlation coefficient of 0.9991. Limit of detection and limit of quantification were found to be 0.235 ng/mL and 0.701 ng/mL, respectively. The method was validated and found to be suitable for the estimation of tadalafil from human plasma. Satisfactory recovery of tadalafil from the human plasma suggests no interference of any debris present into human plasma. This method can be used to deter-mine plasma tadalafil concentration in drug monitoring or pharmacokinetic investigation.

scholarly journals Rapid and Sensitive Method for Quantitative Determination of Lopinavir and Ritonavir in Human Plasma by Liquid Chromatography- Tandem Mass Specrtometry

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Temghare ◽  
S. S. Shetye ◽  
S. S. Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Human Plasma ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Therapeutic Monitoring ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass ◽  
Sensitive Method

A rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric (LC-MS-MS) method for the simultaneous determination of lopinavir and ritonavir in human plasma using abacavir as internal standard has been developed and validated. Sample preparation of plasma involved solid phase extraction. Detection was performed using an Applied Biosystems Sciex API 2000 Mass spectrometer. The assay of lopinavir and ritonavir was linear over the range of 50 ng mL-1to 20000 ng mL-1and 20 ng mL-1to 3000 ng mL-1 respectively with a precision of <15% and accuracy in the range of 85-115%. The limit of quantification in plasma for lopinavir and ritonavir was 50 ng mL-1and 20 ng mL-1respectively. The described method has the advantage of being rapid and easy and it could be applied in therapeutic monitoring of these drugs in human plasma

HPTLC Separation of a Hepatoprotective Combination in Pharmaceutical Formulation and Human Plasma

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 411-417
Author(s):  
Maimana A Magdy ◽  
Rehab M Abdelfatah
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Pharmaceutical Formulation ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Ich Guidelines ◽  
Spiked Plasma ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Developing System

Abstract A binary mixture of Silymarin (SR) and Vitamin E (VE) acetate, of an antioxidant and a hepatoprotective effect, has been analyzed using a sensitive, selective and economic high performance thin layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method in their pure forms, pharmaceutical formulation and spiked human plasma. SR and VE were separated on 60F254 silica gel plates using hexane:acetone:formic acid (7:3:0.15, v/v/v) as a developing system with UV detection at 215 nm. The method was evaluated for linearity, accuracy, precision, selectivity, limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ). SR and VE were detected in the linear range of 0.2–2.5 and 0.2–4.5 μg/band, respectively. Method validation was done as per ICH guidelines and acceptable results of accuracy of 99.86 ± 1.190 and 100.22 ± 1.609 for SR and VE, respectively were obtained. The method has been successfully applied for determination of the studied drugs in their pharmaceutical formulation without any interference from excipients, and in spiked plasma samples. Results obtained by the developed HPTLC-densitometric method were statistically compared to those obtained by the reported HPLC methods and no significant difference was found between them.

scholarly journals 2-(3-Hydroxy-5-phosphonooxymethyl-2-methyl-4-pyridyl)-1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic Acid, Novel Metabolite of Pyridoxal 5′-Phosphate and Cysteine Is Present in Human Plasma—Chromatographic Investigations

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 3548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Piechocka ◽  
Monika Wrońska ◽  
Iwona E. Głowacka ◽  
Rafał Głowacki
Keyword(s):  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Human Plasma ◽  
Vitamin B6 ◽  
Active Form ◽  
Aqueous Environment ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Apparently Healthy

It is well-established that aminothiols, to which cysteine (Cys) belongs, are highly reactive towards aldehydes in an aqueous environment, forming substituted thiazolidine carboxylic acids. This report provides evidence that formation of the product containing a thiazolidine ring through non-enzymatic condensation of Cys and an active form of vitamin B6 pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) occurs in vivo in humans. To prove this point, a new method, based on a gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS), has been designed to identify and quantify Cys and PLP adduct, 2-(3-hydroxy-5-phosphonooxymethyl-2-methyl-4-pyridyl)-1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (HPPTCA) in human plasma. The GC-MS assay relies on sample deproteinization by ultrafiltration over cut-off membranes and preconcentration by drying under vacuum, followed by treatment of the residue with derivatization mixture containing anhydrous pyridine, N-trimethylsilyl-N-methyl trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) and trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS). The method quantifies HPPTCA in a linear range from 1 to 20 µmol L−1, where the lowest standard on the calibration curve refers to the limit of quantification (LOQ). The validity of the method was demonstrated. Furthermore, the method was successfully applied to plasma samples donated by apparently healthy volunteers and breast cancer patients. The GC-MS assay provides a new tool that will hopefully facilitate studies on the role of HPPTCA in living systems.

scholarly journals Determination of ramipril in human plasma and its fragmentation by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS with positive electrospray ionization

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Szpot ◽  
Grzegorz Buszewicz
Keyword(s):  
Electrospray Ionization ◽  
Human Plasma ◽  
Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tof Ms ◽  
Chemical Formulas

Abstract This report presents the application of ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry with positive electrospray ionization, to determine ramipril in human plasma. First, the proteins in human plasma were precipitated using acetonitrile, then the supernatant was extracted by ethyl acetate at pH 3 and finally, the extract was analyzed using a UPLC-QTOF- MS system. The method was validated and the coefficient of determination (R2) was > 0.999, the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 0.5 ng mL-1. Precision, recovery and stability were determined for three different concentrations of ramipril. RSD for this method ranged from 3.3 to 8.6 %. The intra-day mean recovery was from 65.3 to 97.3 %. In addition, the fragmentation of ramipril was studied. Due to high resolution of the spectrometer, it was possible to measure fragment masses accurately and determine their molecular and chemical formulas with high accuracy.

Determination of methyl-tert-butyl ether in gasoline by infrared spectrometry

1983 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 407-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slaton E. Fry ◽  
Mike P. Fuller ◽  
F. Tom. White ◽  
David R. Battiste
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Tert Butyl Ether ◽  
Infrared Spectrometry ◽  
Butyl Ether ◽  
Tert Butyl

scholarly journals Determination of nimodipine in plasma by HPLC-MS/MS and pharmacokinetic application

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demétrius Fernandes do Nascimento ◽  
Manoel Odorico de Moraes ◽  
Fernando Antônio Frota Bezerra ◽  
Andréa Vieira Pontes ◽  
Célia Regina Amaral Uchoa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Profile ◽  
Plasma Samples ◽  
Linear Calibration ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Standard Curve ◽  
Liquid Liquid Extraction ◽  
Highly Sensitive

To develop and validate a rapid, specific and highly sensitive method to quantify nimodipine in human plasma using dibucaine as the internal standard (IS). The analyte and IS were extracted from plasma samples by liquid-liquid extraction using hexane-ethyl acetate (1:1 v/v). The chromatographic separation was performed on a Varian® Polaris C18 analytical column (3 μm, 50 x 2.0 mm) and pre-column SecurityguardTM C18 (4.0 x 3.0 mm) with a mobile phase of Acetonitrile-Ammonium acetate 0.02 ml/L (80:20v/v). The method had a chromatographic run time of 4.5 min and linear calibration curve over the range of 0.1- 40 ng/mL (r > 0.9938). The limit of quantification was 100 pg/mL. Acceptable precision and accuracy were obtained for concentrations over the standard curve ranges. This validated method was successfully applied in determining the pharmacokinetic profile of nimodipine tablets of 30 mg administered to 24 healthy volunteers. The proposed method of analysis provided a sensitive and specific assay for nimodipine determination in human plasma. The time for the determination of one plasma sample was 4.5 min. This method is suitable for the analysis of nimodipine in human plasma samples collected for pharmacokinetic, bioavailability or bioequivalence studies in humans.

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