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It is time for a paradigm shift in drug discovery bioanalysis: from SRM to HRMS
Author(s) -
Ramanathan Ragu,
Jemal Mohammed,
Ramagiri Suma,
Xia YuanQing,
Humpreys W. Griffith,
Olah Timothy,
Korfmacher Walter A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 1076-5174
DOI - 10.1002/jms.1921
Subject(s) - bioanalysis , chemistry , mass spectrometry , chromatography , drug discovery , quadrupole time of flight , resolution (logic) , tandem mass spectrometry , triple quadrupole mass spectrometer , qualitative analysis , liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry , high performance liquid chromatography , nanotechnology , analytical chemistry (journal) , selected reaction monitoring , computer science , artificial intelligence , sociology , qualitative research , social science , biochemistry , materials science
It can be argued that the last true paradigm shift in the bioanalytical (BA) arena was the shift from high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet (UV) detection to HPLC with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) detection after the commercialization of the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in the 1990s. HPLC‐MS/MS analysis based on selected reaction monitoring (SRM) has become the gold standard for BA assays and is used by all the major pharmaceutical companies for the quantitative analysis of new drug entities (NCEs) as part of the new drug discovery and development process. While LC‐MS/MS continues to be the best tool for drug discovery bioanalysis, a new paradigm involving high‐resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and ultrahigh‐pressure liquid chromatography (uHPLC) is starting to make inroads into the pharmaceutical industry. The ability to collect full scan spectra, with excellent mass accuracy, mass resolution, 10–250 ms scan speeds and no NCE‐related MS parameter optimization, makes the uHPLC‐HRMS techniques suitable for quantitative analysis of NCEs while preserving maximum qualitative information about other drug‐related and endogenous components such as metabolites, degradants, biomarkers and formulation materials. In this perspective article, we provide some insight into the evolution of the hybrid quadrupole‐time‐of‐flight (Qq‐TOF) mass spectrometer and propose some of the desirable specifications that such HRMS systems should have to be integrated into the drug discovery bioanalytical workflow for performing integrated qualitative and quantitative bioanalysis of drugs and related components. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.