A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for melphalan and its hydrolysis products in blood and plasma. 1988

H K Osterheld, and E Musch, and G E von Unruh, and U Loos, and H Rauschecker, and B J Mühlenbruch
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany.

A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic assay has been developed for the measurement of the alkylating cytostatic drug melphalan (4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]-L-phenyl-alanine, or L-phenylalanine-mustard, L-PAM) and its two hydrolysis products, monohydroxy melphalan (MOH) and dihydroxy melphalan (DOH). A reversed-phase phenyl column and a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile/citrate buffer made possible an isocratic separation and quantification. N,N-[bis(2-hydroxy-ethyl)]toluidine has been synthesized as an internal standard structurally related to DOH. A new, accurate "kinetic" calibration procedure enabled us to determine even the concentration of the unstable MOH. The lower limit of quantification was 30 ng/ml for L-PAM and 20 ng/ml for both DOH and MOH with fluorescence detection. The use of this method is illustrated by some pharmacokinetic data in systemic and locoregional melphalan therapy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008558 Melphalan An alkylating nitrogen mustard that is used as an antineoplastic in the form of the levo isomer - MELPHALAN, the racemic mixture - MERPHALAN, and the dextro isomer - MEDPHALAN; toxic to bone marrow, but little vesicant action; potential carcinogen. Medphalan,Merphalan,Phenylalanine Mustard,Sarcolysine,Sarkolysin,4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)phenylalanine,Alkeran,L-PAM,Mustard, Phenylalanine
D011237 Predictive Value of Tests In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test. Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D011786 Quality Control A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Control, Quality,Controls, Quality,Quality Controls
D002138 Calibration Determination, by measurement or comparison with a standard, of the correct value of each scale reading on a meter or other measuring instrument; or determination of the settings of a control device that correspond to particular values of voltage, current, frequency or other output. Calibrations
D002621 Chemistry A basic science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter; and the reactions that occur between substances and the associated energy exchange.
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006868 Hydrolysis The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D055598 Chemical Phenomena The composition, structure, conformation, and properties of atoms and molecules, and their reaction and interaction processes. Chemical Concepts,Chemical Processes,Physical Chemistry Concepts,Physical Chemistry Processes,Physicochemical Concepts,Physicochemical Phenomena,Physicochemical Processes,Chemical Phenomenon,Chemical Process,Physical Chemistry Phenomena,Physical Chemistry Process,Physicochemical Phenomenon,Physicochemical Process,Chemical Concept,Chemistry Process, Physical,Chemistry Processes, Physical,Concept, Chemical,Concept, Physical Chemistry,Concept, Physicochemical,Concepts, Chemical,Concepts, Physical Chemistry,Concepts, Physicochemical,Phenomena, Chemical,Phenomena, Physical Chemistry,Phenomena, Physicochemical,Phenomenon, Chemical,Phenomenon, Physicochemical,Physical Chemistry Concept,Physicochemical Concept,Process, Chemical,Process, Physical Chemistry,Process, Physicochemical,Processes, Chemical,Processes, Physical Chemistry,Processes, Physicochemical

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