Premium
Comparison of hydrophilic interaction and reversed‐phase liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometric detection for the determination of three pharmaceuticals in human plasma
Author(s) -
Apostolou Constantinos,
Kousoulos Constantinos,
Dotsikas Yannis,
Loukas Yannis L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
biomedical chromatography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1099-0801
pISSN - 0269-3879
DOI - 10.1002/bmc.1071
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydrophilic interaction chromatography , chromatography , protein precipitation , extraction (chemistry) , reversed phase chromatography , high performance liquid chromatography , sample preparation , analytical chemistry (journal)
In the present study, hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) and reversed‐phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) combined with tandem mass spectrometric detection (MS/MS) were evaluated and compared for the determination of donepezil, cetirizine and loratadine in human plasma, in terms of sensitivity and sample preparation procedure. A retention study for the above compounds of various polarities was performed, using both C 18 and silica columns, with several aqueous–organic mobile phase ratios, in order to investigate their retention mechanism profile under HILIC and RPLC. Both chromatographic conditions were compared for chromatographic analysis of plasma samples processed with a liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) method for donepezil determination, resulting in significantly higher sensitivity under HILIC. Furthermore, HILIC and RPLC were compared for direct injection, and novel methods including LLE, solid‐phase extraction and protein precipitation protocols were developed. Direct injection technique significantly reduced sample preparation time, increasing at the same time method sensitivity. The current study contributes to broadening the range of analyzable compounds by HILIC‐MS/MS to molecules of medium polarity. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.