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Semi-Targeted Ultra-High-Performance Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Phenolic Metabolites in Plasma of Elderly Adults
Published on: April 22, 2022
Pharmacokinetic profile of metabolites by heart-cutting two-dimensional liquid chromatography: A focus on paracetamol
Ana Ballester-Caudet1, Simón Mariño Perea1, Diego García-Gómez1
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Abstract:
Therapeutic drug monitoring of paracetamol (acetaminophen, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, APAP) metabolites in plasma and serum samples was conducted using two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) by means of online heart-cutting passive modulation. The selective and efficient 2D-LC approach here developed was applied for the simultaneous determination of six paracetamol metabolites: its major metabolite, the glucuronide conjugate (APAP-GLUC), and its main transformation product p-aminophenol (PAP), along with the bioactive N-arachidonoylphenolamine (AM404), the reactive hepatotoxic N-Acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), in addition to glutathione (APAP-GLUT) and protein-derived cysteine (APAP-CYS) conjugates. Online heart-cutting mode allowed the combination of C18 reversed-phase column in the first dimension and a Primesep SB analytical column (C18-anion exchange) in the second dimension promoting the effective separation of such different paracetamol metabolites, ranging from highly polar to extremely hydrophobic. The results suggest the promising potential of the proposed 2D-LC methodology for therapeutic drug analysis and pharmacokinetic studies.
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