Enantioselective determination of sibutramine and its active metabolites in human plasma. 2010

Wonku Kang, and Kyoungjin Bae, and Keumhan Noh
College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu, Kyoungbuk, South Korea. wonkuk@cu.ac.kr

Although racemic sibutramine has been widely used for the treatment of obesity, its enantioselective detection method has not been elucidated in human plasma. In this report we introduce a validated analytical method for the determination of sibutramine and its two active metabolites, desmethylsibutramines using LC-MS/MS. R- and S-isomers of those compounds in human plasma were extracted using diethyl ether-hexane (4:1, v/v) followed by an addition of NaOH solution. After removing the organic layer, the residue was reconstituted in the mobile phase 10mM ammonium acetate solution adjusted to pH 4.0 with acetic acid-acetonitrile (94:6, v/v). Both isomers in the extract were separated on a Chiralcel AGP chiral stationary-phase column and were quantified in a tandem mass spectrometry. The assay method was in accordance with FDA regulations for the validation of bioanalytical methods. This method was successfully used to profile the plasma concentrations of the stereoisomers of sibutramine and its two active metabolites with time in healthy volunteers.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002853 Chromatography, Liquid Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid. Liquid Chromatography
D003503 Cyclobutanes Four carbon cycloparaffin cyclobutane (the structural formula (CH2)4) and its derivatives.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000284 Administration, Oral The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001067 Appetite Depressants Agents that are used to suppress appetite. Anorectic,Anorectic Agent,Anorectics,Anorexic Drug,Anorexigenic Drug,Appetite Depressant,Appetite Suppressant,Appetite Suppressants,Appetite-Depressing Drug,Appetite-Suppressant Drug,Anorectic Agents,Anorexic Drugs,Anorexigenic Drugs,Appetite-Depressing Drugs,Appetite-Suppressant Drugs,Agent, Anorectic,Agents, Anorectic,Appetite Depressing Drug,Appetite Depressing Drugs,Appetite Suppressant Drug,Appetite Suppressant Drugs,Depressant, Appetite,Depressants, Appetite,Drug, Anorexic,Drug, Anorexigenic,Drug, Appetite-Depressing,Drug, Appetite-Suppressant,Drugs, Anorexic,Drugs, Anorexigenic,Drugs, Appetite-Depressing,Drugs, Appetite-Suppressant,Suppressant, Appetite,Suppressants, Appetite
D013237 Stereoisomerism The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Molecular Stereochemistry,Stereoisomers,Stereochemistry, Molecular,Stereoisomer
D053719 Tandem Mass Spectrometry A mass spectrometry technique using two (MS/MS) or more mass analyzers. With two in tandem, the precursor ions are mass-selected by a first mass analyzer, and focused into a collision region where they are then fragmented into product ions which are then characterized by a second mass analyzer. A variety of techniques are used to separate the compounds, ionize them, and introduce them to the first mass analyzer. For example, for in GC-MS/MS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY is involved in separating relatively small compounds by GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY prior to injecting them into an ionization chamber for the mass selection. Mass Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry, Tandem
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults

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