Quantification of amitriptyline, nortriptyline, and 10-hydroxy metabolite isomers in plasma by capillary gas chromatography with nitrogen-sensitive detection

A selective, sensitive method for the determination of amitriptyline and its metabolites is described. This method involves liquid—liquid extraction and capillary gas chromatography with nitrogen-sensitive detection. The detection limits of amitriptyline, nortriptyline, 10-hydroxy( E)amitriptyline,...

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Published in:Journal of chromatography 1983-01, Vol.278 (2), p.291-299
Main Authors: Jones, David R., Lukey, Brian J., Hurst, Harrell E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biological and medical sciences
General pharmacology
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
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Summary:A selective, sensitive method for the determination of amitriptyline and its metabolites is described. This method involves liquid—liquid extraction and capillary gas chromatography with nitrogen-sensitive detection. The detection limits of amitriptyline, nortriptyline, 10-hydroxy( E)amitriptyline, 10-hydroxy( E)nortriptyline, and 10-hydroxy( Z)nortriptyline were slightly less than 0.5 ng/ml in 1.0-ml plasma samples. The coefficients of variation for within-run and between-run analyses of samples containing 100 ng/ml were less than 12% and 9%, respectively. The method offers rapid analysis of individual isomers, increased sensitivity over high-performance liquid chromatographic methodology and the conveniences of the gas chromatographic technique.
ISSN:0378-4347
0021-9673
DOI:10.1016/S0378-4347(00)84788-X