Abstract
An analytical method for quantitation of colistin A and colistin B in plasma and culture medium is described. After protein precipitation with acetonitrile (ACN) containing 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the supernatants were diluted with 0.03% TFA. The compounds were separated on an Ultrasphere C18 column, 4.6mm×250mm, 5μm particle size with a mobile phase consisting of 25% ACN in 0.03% TFA and detected with tandem mass spectrometry. The instrument was operating in ESI negative ion mode and the precursor–product ion pairs were m/z 1167.7→1079.6 for colistin A and m/z 1153.7→1065.6 for colistin B. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) for 100μL plasma was 19.4 and 10.5ng/mL for colistin A and B, respectively, with CV <6.2% and accuracy <±12.6%. For culture medium (50μL+50μL plasma), LLOQ was 24.2 and 13.2ng/mL for colistin A and B, respectively, with CV <11.4% and accuracy <±8.1%. The quick sample work-up method allows for determination of colistin A and B in clinical samples without causing hydrolysis of the prodrug colistin methanesulfonate (CMS).
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