Simultaneous determination of bromvalerylurea and allylisopropylacetylurea in human blood and urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2003 Jul 5;791(1-2):171-7. doi: 10.1016/s1570-0232(03)00219-8.

Abstract

We devised a sensitive and simple method to simultaneously determine bromvalerylurea and allylisopropylacetylurea in human blood and urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Bromvalerylurea and allylisopropylacetylurea were extracted using an Extrelut column with an internal standard, 2-bromohexanoylurea, followed by derivatization with heptafluorobutyric anhydride. The derivatized extract was submitted to GC-MS analysis of EI-SIM mode. The calibration curves of both compounds were linear in the concentration range from 0.01 to 10 microg/ml in both blood and urine samples. The lower limits of detection of bromvalerylurea and allylisopropylacetylurea were 0.005 and 0.005 microg/ml, respectively. This method proved most useful in accurately identifying these drugs in blood and urine from an autopsied individual.

MeSH terms

  • Bromisovalum / blood*
  • Bromisovalum / urine*
  • Calibration
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Humans
  • Reference Standards
  • Urea / analogs & derivatives*
  • Urea / blood*
  • Urea / urine*

Substances

  • Bromisovalum
  • Urea
  • apronalide