Fang L, Lin CX, Zhu ZW, Zhao LS, Zhang SY. Elucidation of in vitro phase I metabolites of droperidol using UPLC-QTOF MS.
Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2015;
40:111-4. [PMID:
24590313 DOI:
10.1007/s13318-014-0185-x]
[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: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Droperidol, an antidopaminergic drug clinically used as an antiemetic and antipsychotic, has been reported to induce cardiac toxicity in patients. Due to the close relationship between drug metabolism and efficiency and toxicity, the present study aims to investigate the phase I metabolites using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The NADPH-supplemented phase I incubation system was used to elucidate the in vitro phase I metabolites. Five metabolites were detected after droperidol was incubated with phase I incubation mixture, including one hydrogenated droperidol, three oxidative metabolites, and one N-dealkylated droperidol, elucidated by individual retention time and MS/MS fragmentation. Due to the existed phase II metabolic reaction, further phase II metabolism should be investigated in the future. In conclusion, the phase I metabolism of droperidol was investigated in the present study, and five new metabolites were identified. The efficiency and toxicity of these phase I metabolites should be investigated in the future.
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