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Sensitive bioassay of bupivacaine in human plasma by liquid-chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry
A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric (HPLC–MS–MS) method, using an ion trap spectrometer, was developed for quantitation of bupivacaine in human plasma. Bupivacaine and an internal standard (ropivacaine) were extracted in a single step from 100 μL of alkaliniz...
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Published in: | Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis 2005-09, Vol.39 (3), p.587-592 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric (HPLC–MS–MS) method, using an ion trap spectrometer, was developed for quantitation of bupivacaine in human plasma. Bupivacaine and an internal standard (ropivacaine) were extracted in a single step from 100
μL of alkalinized plasma with diethyl-ether. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile with 0.1% formic acid (50:50, v/v), and was delivered at a flow rate of 0.3
mL/min. The effluent was detected by MS–MS in positive ion mode. Ionisation was performed, using an electrospray ion source, operating at 200
°C. The selected reaction monitoring transitions
m/
z 289
→
m/
z 140 and
m/
z 275
→
m/
z 126 were chosen for bupivacaine and ropivacaine, respectively. Calibration curves were linear over the concentration range of 3.90–500
μg/L with determination coefficients >0.996. The method is accurate (bias |
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ISSN: | 0731-7085 1873-264X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpba.2005.03.042 |