TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of methadone, 2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3- diphenylpyrrolidine, 2-ethyl-5-methyl-3,3-diphenylpyraline and methadol in meconium by liquid chromatography atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry
AU - Choo, Robin E.
AU - Murphy, Constance M.
AU - Jones, Hendrée E.
AU - Huestis, Marilyn A.
PY - 2005/1/25
Y1 - 2005/1/25
N2 - This paper details a validated liquid chromatography atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-APCI-MS/MS) method for the quantification of methadone, and its metabolites 2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3- diphenylpyrrolidine (EDDP), 2-ethyl-5-methyl-3,3-diphenylpyraline (EMDP) and methadol in human meconium. Limits of detection (LOD) were determined to be 1.0 ng/g for methadone, EDDP and EMDP and 2.5 ng/g for methadol. The limits of quantitation (LOQ) for methadone, EDDP, EMDP were 5 and 25 ng/g for methadol. Linearity ranged from 5.0 to 500 ng/g. Following solid-phase extraction, no matrix effect was observed. This method proved to be suitable for the quantification of methadone, EDDP and EMDP and the semi-quantitation of methadol in meconium. Literature review revealed no other published LC-APCI-MS/MS method for the detection of methadone and its three main metabolites in meconium specimens.
AB - This paper details a validated liquid chromatography atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-APCI-MS/MS) method for the quantification of methadone, and its metabolites 2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3- diphenylpyrrolidine (EDDP), 2-ethyl-5-methyl-3,3-diphenylpyraline (EMDP) and methadol in human meconium. Limits of detection (LOD) were determined to be 1.0 ng/g for methadone, EDDP and EMDP and 2.5 ng/g for methadol. The limits of quantitation (LOQ) for methadone, EDDP, EMDP were 5 and 25 ng/g for methadol. Linearity ranged from 5.0 to 500 ng/g. Following solid-phase extraction, no matrix effect was observed. This method proved to be suitable for the quantification of methadone, EDDP and EMDP and the semi-quantitation of methadol in meconium. Literature review revealed no other published LC-APCI-MS/MS method for the detection of methadone and its three main metabolites in meconium specimens.
KW - LC-APCI-MS/MS
KW - Meconium
KW - Methadone
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=11844250580&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=11844250580&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.10.068
DO - 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.10.068
M3 - Article
C2 - 15639461
AN - SCOPUS:11844250580
VL - 814
SP - 369
EP - 373
JO - Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
JF - Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
SN - 1570-0232
IS - 2
ER -