Quantitative determination of antalarmin, a novel corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor-1 antagonist, in canine plasma by HPLC-MS

J Sep Sci. 2005 Mar;28(4):332-6. doi: 10.1002/jssc.200400048.

Abstract

A simple and rapid method was developed for the quantitation of antalarmin from plasma using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI/MS). Separation of antalarmin from interfering compounds was achieved using reversed phase chromatography on a C-8 micro-column with an isocratic mobile phase comprised of 80% acetonitrile, 20% water, and 5 mM triethylamine. Detection by ESI/MS was accomplished in positive ion mode using single ion monitoring of the protonated molecular ions of antalarmin and its 13C2-isotopimer. The area ratio of the integrated peaks of interest in the extracted ion chromatogram was used for quantitation. The lower limit of detection was 1 picogram (pg) and the quantitation showed a linear response up to 4 nanograms loaded on column. To achieve acceptable accuracy at or around the limit of quantitation of 20 pg, a 1/x weighting was applied to the calibration data. Accuracy and precision variation for intra and inter-day validation were below the acceptable limit (15%) for pharmacokinetic studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Dogs
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyrimidines / blood*
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry
  • Pyrroles / blood*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry
  • Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles
  • Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • antalarmin
  • CRF receptor type 1