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Untargeted Metabolomics from Biological Sources Using Ultraperformance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry UPLC-HRMS
Published on: May 20, 2013
Non-targeted metabolomics-guided sildenafil metabolism study in human liver microsomes
Ju-Hyun Kim1, Jun Hyun Jo2, Kyung-Ah Seo3
1BK21 PLUS Team for Creative Leader Program for Pharmacomics-based Future Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon 14662, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Metabolomics combined with high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS) and multivariate data analysis has broad applications in the study of xenobiotic metabolism. Although information about xenobiotic metabolism is essential to understand toxic mechanisms, pharmacokinetic parameters and excretion pathways, it is limited to predict all generated metabolites in biological fluids. Here, we revisited sildenafil metabolism in human liver microsomes using a metabolomics approach to achieve a global picture of sildenafil phase 1 metabolism. Finally, 12 phase 1 metabolites were identified in human liver microsomes; M1-M5 were previously known metabolites. The chemical structures of the novel metabolites were elucidated by MS2 fragmentation using an HR-MS system as follows: M6, reduced sildenafil; M7, N,N-deethylation and mono-oxidation; M8, demethanamine, N,N-deethylation and mono-hydroxylation; M9, demethanamine and N,N-deethylation; M10 and M11, mono-oxidation in the piperazine ring after N-demethylation; and M12, mono-oxidation. All metabolites, except M1, were formed by CYP3A4 and CYP3A5. In conclusion, we successfully updated the metabolic pathway of sildenafil in human liver, including 7 novel metabolites using metabolomics combined with HR-MS and multivariate data analysis.
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