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HERO ID
1046423
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Simultaneous quantitation of aconitine, mesaconitine, hypaconitine, benzoylaconine, benzoylmesaconine and benzoylhypaconine in human plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and pharmacokinetics evaluation of "SHEN-FU" injectable powder
Author(s)
Zhang, F; Tang, MH; Chen, LJ; Li, R; Wang, XH; Duan, JG; Zhao, X; Wei, YQ
Year
2008
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
ISSN:
1570-0232
EISSN:
1873-376X
Volume
873
Issue
2
Page Numbers
173-179
Language
English
PMID
18778973
DOI
10.1016/j.jchromb.2008.08.008
Web of Science Id
WOS:000260196000007
Abstract
A rapid, specific and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method was developed for simultaneous quantitation of six Aconitum alkaloids, i.e. aconitine (AC), mesaconitine (MA), hypaconitine (HA), benzoylaconine (BAC), benzoylmesaconine (BMA) and benzoylhypaconine (BHA) in human plasma collected from 18 healthy volunteers after intravenous drop infusion of "SHEN-FU" injectable powder in three different dosages. Lappaconitine was selected as the internal standard (IS). LC/MS/MS system coupled with an electrospray ionization (ESI) source was performed in multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The transitions of the Aconitum alkaloids executed as following: m/z 646.3-->586.0 for AC; m/z 632.4-->573.1 for MA; m/z 616.2-->556.1 for HA; m/z 604.2-->104.8 for BAC; m/z 590.1-->104.8 for BMA; m/z 574.1-->104.8 for BHA; m/z 585.2-->161.8 for IS. Sample preparation was performed with solid-phase extraction (SPE) on a 1 mL HLB cartridge prior to analysis. The separation was applied on a Waters C(18) column (1.7 microm, 2.1 mm x 100 mm) and a gradient elution of methanol and 0.1% formic acid-water was used as mobile phase. The retention time was less than 4.5 min. The concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 1000 ng/mL for all six Aconitum alkaloids and showed a good linearity with the correlation coefficient (r(2)) >0.995. The validated method was employed to simultaneous quantitation and successfully used for the first time for the pharmacokinetic evaluation of the six Aconitum alkaloids after intravenous drop administration of "SHEN-FU" injectable powder in phase I clinical trial.
Keywords
LC/MS/MS; "SHEN-FU" injectable powder; Aconitum alkaloids; Pharmacokinetics
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