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Griffeuille P, El Balkhi S, Dulaurent S, Saint-Marcoux F. Probe Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Detection and Quantification of Benzodiazepines. Ther Drug Monit 2024; 46:522-529. [PMID: 38498915 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000001189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Legally prescribed benzodiazepines (BZDs) and designer BZDs are widely misused and must be determined in multiple contexts (eg, overdose, drug-facilitated sexual assaults, or driving under the influence of drugs). This study aimed to develop a method for measuring serum BZD levels using probe electrospray ionization (PESI) mass spectrometry and an isotope dilution approach. METHODS A tandem mass spectrometer equipped with a probe electrospray ionization source in multiple reaction monitoring mode was used. Isotope dilution was applied for quantification using a deuterated internal standard at a fixed concentration for alprazolam, bromazepam, diazepam, nordiazepam, oxazepam, temazepam, zolpidem, and zopiclone. This method included designer BZDs: clonazolam, deschloroetizolam, diclazepam, etizolam, flualprazolam, flubromazepam, flubromazolam, meclonazepam, nifoxipam, and pyrazolam. Sample preparation was done by mixing 10 µL of serum with 500 µL of an ethanol/ammonium formate 0.01 mol/L buffer. Complete validation was performed, and the method was compared with liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and immunoassays (IC) by analyzing 40 real samples. RESULTS The analysis time for identification and quantification of the 18 molecules was 2.5 minutes. This method was fully validated, and the limits of quantification varied from 5 to 50 mcg/L depending on the molecule. In the 40 real samples, 100% of molecules (n = 89) were detected by both LC-MS/MS and PESI-MS/MS, and regression analysis showed excellent agreement between the 2 methods (r 2 = 0.98). On IC, bromazepam and zolpidem were not detected in 2 and 1 cases, respectively. CONCLUSIONS PESI-MS/MS allows serum BZD detection and measurement. Given the isotope dilution approach, a calibration curve was not required, and its performance was similar to that of LC-MS/MS, and its specificity was higher than that of IC.
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- Pauline Griffeuille
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Limoges University Hospital, Limoges ,France ; and
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Limoges University Hospital, Limoges ,France ; and
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Limoges University Hospital, Limoges ,France ; and
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Limoges University Hospital, Limoges ,France ; and
- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Limoges, Limoges, France
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Wu D, Fu L. Recent findings and advancements in the detection of designer benzodiazepines: a brief review. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2023; 74:224-231. [PMID: 38146763 PMCID: PMC10750316 DOI: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023] Open
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This review article takes a closer look at a new class of psychoactive substances called designer benzodiazepines (DBZs) and the challenges of their detection. These are adinazolam, clonazolam, deschloroetizolam, diclazepam, etizolam, flualprazolam, flubromazepam, flubromazolam, phenazepam, and pyrazolam. They are central nervous system depressants and sedatives that can cause psychomotor impairment and increase the overdose risk when combined with other sedatives. DBZs undergo phase I and II metabolism similar to traditional benzodiazepines, but their specific metabolic pathways and the influence of genetic polymorphisms are yet to be clarified. Advances in liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) have enhanced the method's sensitivity for DBZs and their metabolites in biological samples and coupled with improved blood sampling methods require less blood for drug monitoring. Further research should focus on elucidating their pharmacokinetic properties and metabolism in humans, especially in view of genetic polymorphisms and drug interactions that could inform clinical treatment choices. Even though we have witnessed important advances in DBZ detection and measurement, further refinements are needed to expand the scope of detectable DBZs and their metabolites. All this should help toxicological research to better identify and characterise the risks of chronic and polydrug abuse and facilitate clinical, forensic, and regulatory responses to this growing issue.
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- Dihua Wu
- Hangzhou Dianzi University College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou, China
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- Hangzhou Dianzi University College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou, China
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Khadim A, Zareena B, Hussain S, Jeelani SUY, Ali A, Musharraf SG. Pooling strategy to construct in-house high-resolution electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry database of drugs. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Degreef M, Vits L, Berry EM, Maudens KEK, van Nuijs ALN. Quantification of 54 Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs, Including 20 Designer Ones, in Plasma. J Anal Toxicol 2021; 45:141-153. [PMID: 32507898 DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkaa059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Benzodiazepines are widely used in the treatment of sleep and anxiety disorders, as well as epileptic seizures and alcohol withdrawal because of their broad therapeutic index and low cost. Due to their central nervous system depressant effects they are also often implicated in traffic accidents and drug-related intoxications. With an increasing number of designer benzodiazepines used in a recreational setting, there is a need for analytical methods to be able to quantify both the prescribed and designer benzodiazepines. A liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry method was developed for the quantification of 34 prescribed and 20 designer benzodiazepines in plasma. Different sample preparation strategies, including protein precipitation, liquid-liquid extraction, solid-phase extraction and mini-QuEChERS, were tested. The best recoveries for all compounds of interest were obtained with a liquid-liquid extraction using methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether and 500 μL plasma. The method was fully validated according to the European Medicines Agency guidelines for all compounds, except pivoxazepam, which is included for qualitative purposes only. In-sample stability issues were observed for cloxazolam, both at ambient temperature and during long-term storage at -20°C. Due to the large number of compounds included, the simple and time-efficient sample preparation and the relatively inexpensive instrumentation used, the presented method can be readily implemented in both therapeutic drug monitoring and forensic analyses.
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- Maarten Degreef
- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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Zakrzewska A, Dermanowski M, Mierzejewski P, Kuczyńska J. Hair as a matrix in monitoring drug epilepsy therapy. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 128:419-429. [PMID: 33300255 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hair is considered an efficient tool to investigate drug-related histories; thus, the selection of the method of sample preparation is important to obtain a reliable result. The aim of this study was to compare two methods of hair preparation (cutting and pulverizing) to analyse levetiracetam concentration in hair. An additional aim was to evaluate the potential usefulness of the levetiracetam concentration measured as an index of a dosing schedule. Four groups of 12 rats were included in the experiment. Depending on the group, the rats received 10 mg/kg of levetiracetam intraperitoneally every 24, 48 and 72 hours for 30 days. The control group was not treated. At the end of the drug administration, the rats' hair was shaved, cut or pulverized and analysed by the LC/MS-MS method to determine the concentration of levetiracetam. A stronger correlation between the mean hair levetiracetam concentration in hair and the number of drug doses was found in pulverized hair than in cut hair. A smaller standard deviation between the results was obtained in the case of pulverized hair. The results indicate that pulverization gives a more reliable result of drug concentration in hair than cutting and that drug concentration in hair can reflect the scheme of levetiracetam administration.
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- Alicja Zakrzewska
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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Sabourian R, Mirjalili SZ, Namini N, Chavoshy F, Hajimahmoodi M, Safavi M. HPLC methods for quantifying anticancer drugs in human samples: A systematic review. Anal Biochem 2020; 610:113891. [PMID: 32763305 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2020.113891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Pharmacokinetic (PK) study of anticancer drugs in cancer patients is highly crucial for dose selection and dosing intervals in clinical applications. Once an anticancer drug is administered, it undergoes various metabolic pathways; to determine these pathways, it is necessary to follow the administered drug in biological samples via different analytical methods. In addition, multi-drug quantification methods in patients undergoing multi-drug regimens of cancer therapy can have several benefits, such as reduced sampling time and analysis costs. In order to collect and categorize these studies, we conducted a systematic review of HPLC methods reported for the analysis of anticancer drugs in biological samples. A systematic search was performed on PubMed Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, and 116 studies were included. In summary of included studies, when the objective of a method was to quantify a single drug, MS, or UV detectors were utilized equivalently. On the other hand, in methods with the aim of quantifying drug and metabolite(s) in a single run, MS detectors were the most utilized. This review can provide a comprehensive insight for researchers prior to developing a quantification method and selecting a detector.
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- Reyhaneh Sabourian
- Drug and Food Control Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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- Drug and Food Control Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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- Drug and Food Control Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Drug and Food Control Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Drug and Food Control Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Tehran, Iran.
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Lanaro R, Mello SM, da Cunha KF, Silveira G, Corrêa-Neto NF, Hyslop S, Cabrices OG, Costa JL, Linardi A. Kinetic profile of N,N-dimethyltryptamine and β-carbolines in saliva and serum after oral administration of ayahuasca in a religious context. Drug Test Anal 2020; 13:664-678. [PMID: 33119972 DOI: 10.1002/dta.2955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ayahuasca is a beverage obtained from Banisteriopsis caapi plus Psychotria viridis. B. caapi contains the β-carbolines harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine that are monoamine oxidase inhibitors and P. viridis contains N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) that is responsible for the visionary effects of the beverage. Ayahuasca use is becoming a global phenomenon, and the recreational use of DMT and similar alkaloids has also increased in recent years; such uncontrolled use can lead to severe intoxications. In this investigation, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to study the kinetics of alkaloids over a 24 h period in saliva and serum of 14 volunteers who consumed ayahuasca twice a month in a religious context. We compared the area under the curve (AUC), maximum concentration (Cmax ), time to reach Cmax (Tmax ), mean residence time (MRT), and half-life (t1/2 ), as well as the serum/saliva ratios of these parameters. DMT and β-carboline concentrations (Cmax ) and AUC were higher in saliva than in serum and the MRT was 1.5-3.0 times higher in serum. A generalized estimation equations (GEEs) model suggested that serum concentrations could be predicted by saliva concentrations, despite large individual variability in the saliva and serum alkaloid concentrations. The possibility of using saliva as a biological matrix to detect DMT, β-carbolines, and their derivatives is very interesting because it allows fast noninvasive sample collection and could be useful for detecting similar alkaloids used recreationally that have considerable potential for intoxication.
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- Rafael Lanaro
- Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Global Technical Science - Forensics Testing, Sciex, 1201 Radio Road, Redwood City, CA, 94065, USA
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- Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Jørgenrud B, Skadberg E, de Carvalho Ponce J, Furuhaugen H, Berg T. Determination of the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol 16:0/18:1 and 33 compounds from eight different drug classes in whole blood by LC-MS/MS. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2020; 107:106939. [PMID: 33257303 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2020.106939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Most bioanalytical LC-MS/MS methods are developed for determination of single drugs or classes of drugs, but a multi-compound LC-MS/MS method that can replace several methods could reduce both analysis time and costs. The aim of this study was to develop a high-throughput LC-MS/MS method for determination of the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol 16:0/18:1 (PEth 16:0/18:1) and 33 other compounds from eight different drug classes in whole blood. METHODS Whole-blood samples were prepared by 96-well supported liquid extraction (SLE). Chromatographic separations were performed on a biphenyl core shell column with a mobile phase consisting of 10 mM ammonium formate, pH 3.1 and methanol. Each extract was analyzed twice by LC-MS/MS, injecting 0.4 μL and 2 μL, in order to obtain narrow and symmetrical peaks and good sensitivity for all compounds. Stable isotope-labeled internal standards were used for 31 of the 34 compounds. RESULTS A 96-well SLE reversed phase LC-MS/MS method for determination of PEth 16:0/18:1 and 33 other compounds from eight different drug classes was developed and validated. By using an organic solvent mixture of isopropanol/ methyl tert-butyl ether (1:5, v:v), all compounds, including the polar and ampholytic compounds pregabalin, gabapentin and benzoylecgonine, was extracted by 96-well SLE. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION For the first time an LC-MS/MS method for the determination of alcohol biomarker PEth 16:0/18:1 and drugs and metabolites from several different drug classes was developed and validated. The developed LC-MS/MS method can be used for high-throughput analyses and sensitive determinations of the 34 compounds in whole blood.
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- Benedicte Jørgenrud
- Section of Drug Abuse Research, Department of Forensic Sciences, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Drug Abuse Research, Department of Forensic Sciences, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Av Dr. Arnaldo, 455, Brazil
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- Section of Drug Abuse Research, Department of Forensic Sciences, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Drug Abuse Research, Department of Forensic Sciences, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway.
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Qin S, Xin G, Wang Y, Qiao J, Zhang W, Xu D, Xu Z, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Lu J. Characterization and tentative identification of new flunitrazepam metabolites in authentic human urine specimens using liquid chromatography-Q exactive-HF hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap-mass spectrometry (LC-QE-HF-MS). JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2019; 54:704-715. [PMID: 31233253 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Flunitrazepam (FNZ) is a potent hypnotic, sedative, and amnestic drug used to treat severe insomnia. In our recent study, FNZ metabolic profiles were investigated carefully. Six authentic human urine samples were purified using solid phase extraction (SPE) without enzymatic hydrolysis, and urine extracts were then analyzed by liquid chromatography-Q exactive-HF hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap-mass spectrometry (LC-QE-HF-MS), using the full scan positive ion mode and targeted MS/MS (ddms2) technique to make accurate mass measurements. There were 25 metabolites, including 13 phase I and 12 phase II metabolites, which were detected and tentatively identified by LC-QE-HF-MS. In addition, nine previously unreported phase II glucuronide conjugates and four phase I metabolites are reported here for the first time. Eight metabolic pathways, including N-reduction and O-reduction, N-glucuronidation, O-glucuronidation, mono-hydroxylation and di-hydroxylation, demethylation, acetylation, and combinations, were implicated in this work, and 2-O-reduction together with dihydroxylation were two novel metabolic pathways for FNZ that were identified tentatively. Although 7-amino FNZ is widely considered to be the primary metabolite, a previously unreported metabolites (M12) can also serve as a potential biomarker for FNZ misuse.
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- Shiyang Qin
- Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, Ministry of Public Security, The Criminal Investigation Department of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, Ministry of Public Security, The Criminal Investigation Department of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Evidence Science, China University of Political Science and Law, 100025, Beijing, China
- China Collaborative Innovation Center of Judicial Civilization, 100025, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, Ministry of Public Security, The Criminal Investigation Department of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, Ministry of Public Security, The Criminal Investigation Department of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing, 100085, China
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- China University of Political Science and Law, 100040, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, Ministry of Public Security, The Criminal Investigation Department of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, Ministry of Public Security, The Criminal Investigation Department of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, Ministry of Public Security, The Criminal Investigation Department of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Drug and Food Anti-doping Laboratory, China Anti-Doping Agency, 1st Anding Road, ChaoYang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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Barclay VKH, Tyrefors NL, Johansson IM, Pettersson CE. Acidic transformation of nordiazepam can affect recovery estimate during trace analysis of diazepam and nordiazepam in environmental water samples by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:3919-3928. [PMID: 31104085 PMCID: PMC6594989 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01870-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this study, a special interest was focused on the stability of diazepam and nordiazepam in aqueous samples at acidic and neutral pH. The aim of the study was to isolate and illustrate one of the many possible sources of error that can be encountered when developing and validating analytical methods. This can be of particular importance when developing multi-analyte methods where there is limited time to scrutinize the behavior of each analyte. A method was developed for the analysis of the benzodiazepines diazepam and nordiazepam in treated wastewater. The samples were extracted by solid phase extraction, using SPEC C18AR cartridges, and analyzed by the use of liquid chromatography, with a C18 stationary phase, coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. Environmental water samples are often acidified during storage to reduce the microbial degradation of the target compounds and to preserve the sample. In some cases, the samples are acidified before extraction. In this study, it was found that a chemical equilibrium between nordiazepam and a transformation product could cause inaccurately high extraction recovery values when the samples were stored at low sample pH. The stability of nordiazepam was shown to be low at pH 3. Within 12 days, 20% of the initial concentration of nordiazepam was transformed. Interestingly, the transformed nordiazepam was shown to be regenerated and reformed to nordiazepam during sample handling. At a sample pH of 7, diazepam and nordiazepam were stable for 12 days. It was concluded that great care must be taken when acidifying water samples containing nordiazepam during storage or extraction. The storage and the extraction should be conducted at neutral pH if no internal standard is used to compensate for degradation and conversion of nordiazepam. The developed method was validated in treated wastewater and applied for the quantification of diazepam and nordiazepam in treated wastewater samples.
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- Victoria K H Barclay
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Uppsala University, BMC Box 574, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Uppsala University, BMC Box 574, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Uppsala University, BMC Box 574, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Uppsala University, BMC Box 574, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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Electromembrane extraction—looking into the future. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 411:1687-1693. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1512-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Tang J, Wang J, Shi S, Hu S, Yuan L. Determination of β-Agonist Residues in Animal-Derived Food by a Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometric Method Combined with Molecularly Imprinted Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2018; 2018:9053561. [PMID: 30046508 PMCID: PMC6036788 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9053561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A novel clenbuterol molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-coated stir bar was prepared and applied to the determination of six β-agonists in animal-derived food. Characterization and various parameters affecting adsorption and desorption behaviours were investigated. The extraction capacities of clenbuterol, salbutamol, ractopamine, mabuterol, brombuterol, and terbutaline for MIP coating were 3.8, 2.9, 3.1, 3.5, 3.2, and 3.3 times higher, respectively, than those of the NIP coating, respectively. The method of MIP-coated SBSE coupled with HPLC-MS/MS was developed. The recoveries in pork and liver samples were 75.8-97.9% with RSD from 2.6 to 5.3%. Limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantification (LOQs) were 0.05-0.15 μg/kg and 0.10-0.30 μg/kg, respectively. Good linearities were obtained for six β-agonists with correlation coefficients (R2) higher than 0.994. These results indicated the superiority of the proposed method in the analysis of β-agonists in a complex matrix.
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- Jiwang Tang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Hunan Testing Institute Product and Commodity Supervison, Changsha 410007, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Hunan Testing Institute Product and Commodity Supervison, Changsha 410007, China
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In vitro Phase I and Phase II metabolism of the new designer benzodiazepine cloniprazepam using liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2018; 153:158-167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Poncelet L, El Bakhi S, Dulaurent S, Saint-Marcoux F. Les sels QuEChERS pour l’identification et la quantification de benzodiazépines et métabolites dans les prélèvements biologiques par LC–MS/MS. TOXICOLOGIE ANALYTIQUE ET CLINIQUE 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxac.2016.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shipkova M, Svinarov D. LC–MS/MS as a tool for TDM services: Where are we? Clin Biochem 2016; 49:1009-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Revised: 04/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nazaripour A, Yamini Y, Ebrahimpour B, Fasihi J. Automated hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction followed by liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry for the determination of benzodiazepine drugs in biological samples. J Sep Sci 2016; 39:2595-603. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201600015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ali Nazaripour
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences; Tarbiat Modares University; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences; Tarbiat Modares University; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences; Tarbiat Modares University; Tehran Iran
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- Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI; Tehran Iran
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Matrix-free analysis of selected benzodiazepines in human serum samples using alternating trilinear decomposition modeling of fast liquid chromatography diode array detection data. Talanta 2016; 148:454-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.10.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Treu A, Rittner M, Kemken D, Schiebel HM, Spiteller P, Dülcks T. Loss of atomic nitrogen from even-electron ions? A study on benzodiazepines. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2015; 50:978-986. [PMID: 28338276 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The fragment spectra of protonated nitro-substituted benzodiazepines show an unusual fragment [M + H - 14]+ , which is shown by accurate mass measurement to be due to the loss of a nitrogen atom. Our investigations show that this apparent loss of atomic nitrogen is rather an attachment of molecular oxygen to the [M + H - NO2 ]+• ion, which is the main fragment ion in these spectra. The oxygen attachment is exothermic, and rate constants have been derived. MSn spectra show that it is not easily reversible upon fragmentation of the adduct ion and that it is also observed with some secondary and tertiary fragments, which allows to limit the attachment site to the aromatic ring annulated to the diazepine moiety. Fragments of the oxygen adduct ion indicate that the O2 molecule dissociates in the adduct formation process, and the two oxygen atoms are bound to different sites of the ion. Comparison with radical cations generated by fragmentation of non-nitro-substituted benzodiazepines, none of which showed an oxygen attachment, and the fragmentation mechanisms involved in their formation indicates that the [M + H - NO2 ]+• ion is a distonic ion with the charge and radical site neighbored on the aromatic ring. From these results, we derive a proposal for the formation and structure of the [M + H - NO2 + O2 ]+• ion, which explains the experimental observations. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Axel Treu
- Universität Bremen, Fachbereich 2, Leobener Str. NW2A, Bremen, D-28359, Germany
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- SiChem GmbH, Fahrenheitstr. 1 (BITZ), Bremen, D-28359, Germany
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- Universität Bremen, Fachbereich 2, Leobener Str. NW2A, Bremen, D-28359, Germany
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Organische Chemie, Hagenring 30, Braunschweig, D-38106, Germany
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- Universität Bremen, Fachbereich 2, Leobener Str. NW2A, Bremen, D-28359, Germany
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- Universität Bremen, Fachbereich 2, Leobener Str. NW2A, Bremen, D-28359, Germany
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Woźniakiewicz A, Wietecha-Posłuszny R, Woźniakiewicz M, Bryczek E, Kościelniak P. A quick method for determination of psychoactive agents in serum and hair by using capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 111:177-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Liang C, Ye H, Wang R, Ni C, Rao Y, Zhang Y. Identification and quantification of 34 drugs and toxic compounds in blood, urine, and gastric content using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2015; 38:1680-90. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201401300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Chen Liang
- Shanghai Institute of Forensic Science; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Crime Scene Evidence; Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Forensic Science; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Crime Scene Evidence; Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Forensic Science; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Crime Scene Evidence; Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Forensic Science; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Crime Scene Evidence; Shanghai P. R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine; School of Basic Medical Sciences; Fudan University; Shanghai P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Forensic Science; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Crime Scene Evidence; Shanghai P. R. China
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Woźniakiewicz A, Wietecha-Posłuszny R, Woźniakiewicz M, Nowak J, Kościelniak P. Development of the MAE/UHPLC-MS-TOF method for determination of benzodiazepines in human bio-fluids for toxicological analysis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 108:97-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[PMIM]Br@TiO2 nanocomposite reinforced hollow fiber solid/liquid phase microextraction: An effective extraction technique for measurement of benzodiazepines in hair, urine and wastewater samples combined with high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 980:55-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 10/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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de Bairros AV, de Almeida RM, Pantaleão L, Barcellos T, Silva SME, Yonamine M. Determination of low levels of benzodiazepines and their metabolites in urine by hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 975:24-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zaazaa HE, Elzanfaly ES, Soudi AT, Salem MY. Development and validation of an ultra-performance liquid chromatography method coupled with tandem mass spectrometry for determination of alizapride in human plasma. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra10386j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Representative (a) blank plasma samples, (b) spiked plasma sample at LLQQ (1 ng mL−1) with the IS, (c) spiked plasma sample at QCH (800 ng mL−1) with the IS and (d) real plasma sample at 10 minutes spiked with the IS.
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- H. E. Zaazaa
- Analytical Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Cairo University
- Cairo 11562
- Egypt
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- Analytical Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Cairo University
- Cairo 11562
- Egypt
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- Analytical Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Cairo University
- Cairo 11562
- Egypt
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- Analytical Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Cairo University
- Cairo 11562
- Egypt
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INOUE K, OZAWA Y, TOYO'OKA T. Application of Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Sedative Medicine in Clinical Stage. CHROMATOGRAPHY 2015. [DOI: 10.15583/jpchrom.2015.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Koichi INOUE
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka
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Eliassen E, Kristoffersen L. Quantitative determination of zopiclone and zolpidem in whole blood by liquid–liquid extraction and UHPLC-MS/MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2014; 971:72-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Asgharinezhad AA, Ebrahimzadeh H, Mirbabaei F, Mollazadeh N, Shekari N. Dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction of benzodiazepines from biological fluids based on polyaniline/magnetic nanoparticles composite. Anal Chim Acta 2014; 844:80-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Identification and elucidation of the structure of in vivo metabolites of diaveridine in chicken. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2014; 965:91-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Detection and quantification of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in human whole blood, plasma, and serum samples as part of a comprehensive multi-analyte LC-MS/MS approach. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 406:803-18. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7513-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rezaei F, Yamini Y, Moradi M, Daraei B. Supramolecular solvent-based hollow fiber liquid phase microextraction of benzodiazepines. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 804:135-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Moreno AMJ, Navas MJ, Asuero AG. HPLC-DAD Determination of CNS-Acting Drugs in Human Blood, Plasma, and Serum. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2013; 44:68-106. [DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2013.828570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Peng C, Duan X, Song S, Xue F. Parts per trillion detection of 7-aminonitrazepam by nano-enhanced ELISA. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:19474-83. [PMID: 24071944 PMCID: PMC3821567 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141019474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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It is challenging to detect 7-aminonitrazepam (7-ANZP) residue in animal tissues simply and sensitively by the enzyme-linked sorbent immunoassay (ELISA) method. This paper demonstrates that utilizing a bioconjugate of gold nanoparticles and enzyme-labeled antibody as a signal probe increases the sensitivity of a traditional ELISA for 7-ANZP by nearly 20 times. The sensitivity of this ELISA for 7-ANZP was 5.6 pg/mL in buffer, and the limit of detection (LOD) of 0.18 μg/kg for 7-ANZP in urine could be achieved after the urine samples were simply hydrolyzed and diluted by buffer. This simple and sensitive method has potential application for improving the sensitivity of ELISA methods against various small molecules.
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- Chifang Peng
- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; E-Mails: (X.D.); (S.S.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel./Fax: +86-510-8532-9076
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- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; E-Mails: (X.D.); (S.S.)
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- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; E-Mails: (X.D.); (S.S.)
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- Animal, Plant & Food Inspection Center, Jiangsu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Nanjing 200001, China; E-Mail:
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Application of microwave irradiation to fast and efficient isolation of benzodiazepines from human hair. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1278:22-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Metabolite structure analysis by high-resolution MS: supporting drug-development studies. Bioanalysis 2013; 5:463-79. [DOI: 10.4155/bio.13.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Effective characterization of drug metabolites in complex biological matrices is facilitated by mass spectrometers with high resolving power, mass accuracy and sensitivity. This review begins with an overview of high-resolution MS terminology and the different types of instrumentation that are currently available. Metabolite structure analysis offers unique challenges and, therefore, the different types of approaches used to solve problems are highlighted through specific examples. Overall, this review describes the value that high-resolution MS brings to drug-metabolism studies.
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Wang KC, Cheng MC, Hsieh CL, Hsu JF, Wu JD, Lee CK. Determination of nimetazepam and 7-aminonimetazepam in human urine by using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Forensic Sci Int 2013; 224:84-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2012] [Revised: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Verplaetse R, Cuypers E, Tytgat J. The evaluation of the applicability of a high pH mobile phase in ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analysis of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like hypnotics in urine and blood. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1249:147-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Determination of benzodiazepines in ante-mortem and post-mortem whole blood by solid-supported liquid–liquid extraction and UPLC–MS/MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2012; 883-884:177-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2011.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Salomone A, Gerace E, Brizio P, Gennaro MC, Vincenti M. A fast liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for determining benzodiazepines and analogues in urine. Validation and application to real cases of forensic interest. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2011; 56:582-91. [PMID: 21737221 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2011.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Revised: 06/03/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A fast liquid chromatographic/tandem mass spectrometric method was developed for the simultaneous determination in human urine of seventeen benzodiazepines, four relevant metabolites together plus zolpidem and zopiclone. The sample preparation, optimized to take into account the matrix effect, was based on enzymatic hydrolysis and liquid-liquid extraction. The separation of the twenty-three analytes was achieved in less than eight minutes. The whole methodology was fully validated according to UNI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 rules and 2006 SOFT/AAFS guidelines. Selectivity, linearity range, identification (LOD) and quantitation (LOQ) limits, precision, accuracy and recovery were evaluated. For all the species the signal/concentration linearity was satisfactory in the 50-1000 ng/mL concentration range. The limits of detection ranged from 0.5 to 30 ng/mL and LOQs from 1.7 to 100.0 ng/mL. Precisions were in the ranges 5.0-11.8%, 1.5-11.0% and 1.1-4.4% for low (100 ng/mL), medium (300 ng/mL) and high (1000 ng/mL) concentration, respectively. The accuracy, expressed as bias% was within ± 25 % for all the analytes. The recovery values, evaluated at 300 ng/mL concentration, ranged from 56.2% to 98.8%. The present method for the determination of several benzodiazepines, zolpidem and zopiclone in human urine proved to be simple, fast, specific and sensitive. The quantification by LC-MS/MS was successfully applied to 329 forensic cases among driving re-licensing, car accidents and alleged sexual violence cases.
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- Alberto Salomone
- Centro Regionale Antidoping A. Bertinaria, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
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