Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric method for quantitative determination of ketotifen in human plasma after enzyme hydrolysis of conjugated ketotifen

J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 1999 Sep 10;732(1):251-6. doi: 10.1016/s0378-4347(99)00289-3.

Abstract

A validated method for determination of total amount of ketotifen (unchanged and conjugated) in human plasma has been presented. An enzyme hydrolysis of conjugated ketotifen was conducted with combination of beta-glucuronidase and arylsulfatase. After the enzyme hydrolysis a solid-phase extraction was applied as a cleaning step. The quantitative determination by gas chromatography with mass-spectrometry detection (GC-MS) was performed. Pizotifen has been used as an internal standard. A reliable hydrolysis as well as a satisfactory accuracy, improved precision in the linear region from 0.500 to 10.0 ng/ml plasma, limit of detection of 0.010 ng/ml and prolonged capillary column life have been achieved.

MeSH terms

  • Calibration
  • Drug Stability
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists / blood*
  • Humans
  • Hydrolysis
  • Ketotifen / blood*
  • Quality Control

Substances

  • Histamine H1 Antagonists
  • Ketotifen