Simultaneous determination of buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine and the enantiomers of methadone and its metabolite (EDDP) in human plasma by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

Maria Esther Rodriguez-Rosas, Michelle R. Lofwall, Eric C. Strain, Danuta Siluk, Irving W. Wainer

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Abstract

A previously reported enantioselective LC-MS assay for the determination of (R)- and (S)-methadone [Met] and (R)- and (S)-2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenyl-pyrrolidine [EDDP] (the primary metabolite of Met) has been adapted for use in the simultaneous determination of the plasma concentrations of Met, EDDP, buprenorphine (Bu) and norbuprenorphine (norBu). All of the target compounds were separated within 15 min using an α1-acid glycoprotein chiral stationary phase, a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile: ammonium acetate buffer [10 mM, pH 7.0] in a ratio of 18:82 (v/v), a flow rate of 0.9 ml/min at 25 °C. Deuterium labeled compounds were used as internal standards [d4-Bu, d3-norBu, (R,S)-d3-Met and (R,S)-d3-EDDP] and linear relationships between peak height ratios and drug concentrations were obtained for Bu and norBu in the range 0.2-12 ng/ml with correlation coefficients greater than 0.999. The relative standard deviations (%R.S.D.) for the intra- and inter-day precision of the method were <4.5% and for accuracy was <4.0%. The method was validated and used to analyze plasma samples obtained from opioid dependent methadone-maintained adults enrolled in a research study.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)538-543
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
Volume850
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2007

Keywords

  • (R)-EDDP
  • (R)-methadone
  • (S)-EDDP
  • (S)-methadone
  • AGP chiral stationary phase
  • Buprenorphine
  • Chiral chromatography
  • LC-MS
  • Norbuprenorphine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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