Abstract
A method for determining two nerve gas hydrolysis products, alkyl (ethyl, isopropyl and pinacolyl) methylphosphonates (RMPAs) and methylphosphonate (MPA), separately, in human plasma and urine samples was developed, using two different deproteinization procedures. In the first method, the plasma sample was deproteinized by adding a fourfold volume of acetonitrile, followed by passing the supernatant through a Bond Elut strong anion-exchange (SAX) cartridge [fluoride (F −) form]. After washing the cartridge with water and methanol, the RMPAs were eluted with a 3% (v/v) solution of methanolic ammonia, and analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) after tert.-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) derivatization. The detection yields of TBDMS derivatives of RMPAs were in the range of 69 to 99%, in contrast to the poor yields obtained when only acetonitrile deproteinization pretreatment was used (yield: 13–26%). The yield of the TBDMS derivative of MPA was very low (8%), however. In a the second method, a plasma sample was deproteinized by adding a half volume of 10% (w/v) trichloroacetic acid (TCA), and the resulting supernatant was extracted with diethyl ether to remove TCA, the aqueous fraction was then passed through a Bond Elut SAX cartridge. After washing the cartridge with 0.5% (v/v) methanolic ammonia, MPA was eluted with 3% (v/v) methanolic ammonia. The detection yield of the TBDMS derivative of MPA was nearly quantitative. A pretreatment method using SAX solid-phase extraction was also developed for the cleanup of a urine sample, in which the sample was directly applied to a Bond Elut SAX cartridge, followed by elution of the RMPAs and MPA with 3% (v/v) methanolic ammonia, which were then derivatized and analyzed by GC–MS. The detection yields of TBDMS derivatives of RMPAs and MPA were in the range of 61 to 97%.
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