High-performance liquid chromatographic method for determination of DDT and its degradation products in rat plasma, liver and brain: validation and application to a pharmacokinetic study |
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Authors: | Naruto Tomiyama Hiromi Tsuji Momiko Watanabe Makio Takeda Takanori Harada Hiroko Kobayashi |
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Affiliation: | a The Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Chemistry Division, Uchimoriya-cho, 4432, Mitsukaido-shi, Ibaraki 303-0043, Japan;b The Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Toxicology Division, Uchimoriya-cho, 4432, Mitsukaido-shi, Ibaraki 303-0043, Japan |
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Abstract: | A sensitive and reliable high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method, using a solid-phase extraction (SPE), was established and validated for determination of p,p′-DDT [1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane] and its metabolite p,p′-DDE [1,1-(2,2-dichloroethanylidene)-bis(4-chlorobenzene)] in rat plasma, liver and brain. After being diluted with water, plasma, liver and brain samples were applied to a solid-phase extraction C18 cartridge. The extraction containing p,p′-DDT and p,p′-DDE from the cartridge were cleaned-up using a Florisil Sep-Pak cartridge. The samples were analyzed by HPLC using UV detection at 238 nm. The limit of detection for p,p′-DDT and p,p′-DDE was 0.1 mg kg−1 liver or brain and 0.1 mg l−1 plasma. For six replicate samples at 40, 4 and 0.2 mg kg−1, intra-day precision values were within 4.9% for plasma, 6.4% for liver, and 9.7% for brain. Inter-day precision values at 4 mg kg−1 were within 8.2% for plasma and tissues. The method performances were shown to be selective for p,p′-DDT and p,p′-DDE, and linear over the range 0.04–12 mg kg−1 (mg l−1 for plasma). The absolute recoveries of p,p′-DDT and p,p′-DDE in rat plasma and tissues were over 92%. The method was proved to be applicable to the pharmacokinetic study of DDT in rats after a single oral administration. |
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Keywords: | DDT |
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