Abstract
In vitro drug interaction data can be used in guiding clinical interaction studies, or, the design of new candidates. To make such a claim, it must be assured that the in vitro data obtained is confident. To meet this need, a rapid liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method has been validated and employed for routine screening of new chemical entities for inhibition of six major human cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms using cDNA-expressed CYPs. Probe substrates were used near the Michaelis–Menten constant ( K m) concentration values for CYP1A2 (phenacetin), CYP2C9 (tolbutamide), CYP2C19 ( S-mephenytoin), CYP2D6 (dextromethorphan) and CYP3A4 (midazolam and dextromethorphan). The major metabolites of CYP-specific probe substrates were quantified. The LC/MS/MS method was found to be accurate and precise within the linear range of 1.0–2000 ng/ml for each analyte in enzyme incubation mixture. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 1.0 ng/ml. The limit of detection (LOD) for the tested analytes was 0.48 ng/ml or better based on signal-to-noise ratio >3. The inhibition potential of the six CYP isoforms has been evaluated using their known selective inhibitors. The 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC 50 values) measured by this method demonstrated high precision and are consistent with the literature values.
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