ISSN:
1052-9306
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A new, simple and highly sensitive assay is developed for the quantitative measurement of very low levels of dexamethasone in human plasma, synovial fluid and tissues following a topical administration of the drug. Dexamethasone and the internal standard, flumethasone, are measured by gas chromatography/negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry with methane as the reagent gas. After a three-step extraction procedure, the two compounds of interest are converted to their trimethylsilyl ether derivatives using trimethylsilylimidazole and formamide as the base catalyst. Under soft derivatization conditions only one chromatographic peak corresponding to the trisubstituted derivative is observed. The mass spectrometer is focused to monitor abundant and stable characteristic high-mass ions (m/z 446 and 464) which are generated in the ion source by an electron capture process. This assay requires only 1 ml of plasma or 0.5 ml of synovial fluid and the detection limit of the method is equal to 0.1 ng ml-1 with a relative standard deviation lower than 6%.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bms.1200190504
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