LC-FAIMS-MS/MS for quantification of a peptide in plasma and evaluation of FAIMS global selectivity from plasma components

Anal Chem. 2008 Sep 15;80(18):7137-43. doi: 10.1021/ac8010846. Epub 2008 Jul 25.

Abstract

As a continuation of the evaluation of the utility of high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) in quantitative bioanalysis, we have developed a sensitive and selective method for the quantification of a peptide drug candidate in rat plasma using FAIMS coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The LC-FAIMS-MS/MS method provided significant advantage over the corresponding LC-MS/MS method by reducing chemical/endogenous background noise associated with plasma matrix, thereby improving the sensitivity via increasing the signal-to-noise ratio. Linearity was established within 1-1000 nM in rat plasma, and the overall method accuracy and precision were good meeting the generally adopted acceptance criteria for a bioanalytical method. In a related investigation, we demonstrated the global selectivity of FAIMS from plasma endogenous components as a function of the compensation voltage (CV) across molecular masses that encompass small-molecule drugs. This work demonstrates that FAIMS coupled with LC-MS/MS can be highly advantageous in quantitative bioanalysis.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calibration
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Molecular Weight
  • Peptides / blood*
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / therapeutic use
  • Rats
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Peptides