Simultaneous determination of OZ277, a synthetic 1,2,4-trioxolane antimalarial, and its polar metabolites in rat plasma using hydrophilic interaction chromatography

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2009 Oct 1;877(27):2989-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.07.015. Epub 2009 Jul 17.

Abstract

OZ277 is a synthetic 1,2,4-trioxolane antimalarial currently being evaluated in clinical trails. Biotransformation of OZ277 in rats results in the generation of metabolites with large differences in polarity which complicates the development of a method for the simultaneous analysis of all species. A simple, sensitive and selective hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HILIC/MS) method for simultaneous determination of OZ277 and its major metabolites in rat plasma was developed and validated. The method involves protein precipitation with acetonitrile followed by separation on a Waters Atlantis HILIC Silica column using gradient elution. The analytes were monitored using a positive electrospray ionization interface in selected ion monitoring mode. The calibration range for all of the analytes was 5-10,000ng/mL and the lower limit of quantitation was 5ng/mL using a 50microL rat plasma sample. The inter- and intra-day accuracy and precision was within 12%. The recovery of all analytes from rat plasma over a wide concentration range was 90% or greater. The method has been successfully used for quantifying OZ277 and its metabolites in plasma following intravenous administration to rats.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimalarials / blood*
  • Antimalarials / metabolism
  • Antimalarials / pharmacokinetics
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Drug Stability
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring / blood*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring / metabolism
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring / pharmacokinetics
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Male
  • Peroxides / blood*
  • Peroxides / metabolism
  • Peroxides / pharmacokinetics
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spiro Compounds / blood*
  • Spiro Compounds / metabolism
  • Spiro Compounds / pharmacokinetics

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring
  • Peroxides
  • Spiro Compounds
  • arterolane