Abstract
Quantitative analysis of therapeutic compounds and their metabolites in biological matrix (such as plasma, serum or urine) nowadays requires sensitive and selective methods to allow the determination of concentrations in the ng/ml range. A new on-line LC–MS–MS method using atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI) as interface for the simultaneous determination of nifedipine (NIF) and its metabolite in human plasma, dehydronifedipine (DNIF) has been developed. The compounds were extracted from plasma using solid-phase extraction (SPE) on disposable extraction cartridges (DECs). The SPE operations were performed automatically by means of a sample processor equipped with a robotic arm (ASPEC system). The DEC filled with phenyl modified silica was first conditioned with methanol and water. The washing step was performed with water. Finally, the analytes were successively eluted with methanol and water. The liquid chromatographic (LC) separation of NIF and DNIF was achieved on a RP-18 stationary phase (4 μm). The mobile phase consisted of methanol–50 m M ammonium acetate solution (50:50, v/v). The LC was then coupled to tandem mass spectrometry with an APCI interface in the positive ion mode. The method developed was validated. The absolute recoveries evaluated over the whole concentration range were 95±2% and 95±4% for NIF and DNIF, respectively. The method was found to be linear in the 0.5–100 ng/ml concentration range for the two analytes ( r 2=0.999 for both NIF and DNIF). The mean R.S.D. values for repeatability and intermediate precision were 2.9 and 3.0% for NIF and 2.2–4.7% for the metabolite.The method developed was successfully used to investigate the plasma concentration of NIF and DNIF in the pharmacokinetic studies.
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