Journal of Chromatography B 2008-10-15

An automated, highly sensitive LC-MS/MS assay for the quantification of the opiate antagonist naltrexone and its major metabolite 6beta-naltrexol in dog and human plasma.

Claudia Clavijo, Jamie Bendrick-Peart, Yan Ling Zhang, Gillian Johnson, Antje Gasparic, Uwe Christians

Index: J. Chromatogr. B. Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Life Sci. 874(1-2) , 33-41, (2008)

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Abstract

To support animal studies and clinical pharmacokinetic trials, we developed and validated an automated, specific and highly sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the quantification of naltrexone and 6beta-naltrexol in the same run. In human plasma, the assay had a lower limit of quantitation of only 5pg/mL. This was of critical importance to follow naltrexone pharmacokinetics during its terminal elimination phase. The assay had the following key performance characteristics for naltrexone in human plasma: range of reliable quantification: 0.005-100ng/mL (r2>0.99), inter-day accuracy (0.03ng/mL): 103.7% and inter-day precision: 10.1%. There were no ion suppression, matrix interferences or carry-over.

Related Compounds

  • 6β-Naltrexol

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