Direct analysis of nitrocatechol-type glucuronides in urine by capillary electrophoresis–electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry |
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Authors: | Helena Keski-Hynnil , Knut Raanaa, Jyrki Taskinen,Risto Kostiainen |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, P.O. Box 56, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;b Viikki Drug Discovery Technology Center, Department of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 56, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland |
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Abstract: | Direct, quantitative capillary electrophoresis–electrospray ionisation mass spectrometric (CE–ESI-MS) and tandem mass spectrometric (CE–ESI-MS–MS) methods are described for the quantitation of 3-O-glucuronides of E- and Z-entacapone isomers (EEG and EZG) and tolcapone (TG) in urine. 3-O-Glucuronide of nitecapone was used as internal standard. Good separation of glucuronides was achieved with 20 mM ammonium acetate as separation solution at pH 6.84. Stacking was used to increase the sensitivity of the method by introducing samples in 5 mM ammonium acetate. CE–ESI-MS and CE–ESI-MS–MS methods are linear with correlation coefficients better than 0.9983 and 0.9982, and repeatable with relative standard deviations below 9 and 14%, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) in CE–ESI-MS at signal-to-noise ratio 3 is 100 ng/ml for EEG and EZG and 250 ng/ml for TG. The CE–ESI-MS–MS method was the more sensitive; LOD was 7 ng/ml for all compounds, without any concentration of the sample. |
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Keywords: | Glucuronides Entacapone Tolcapone |
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