A quantitative HPLC-MS method for the simultaneous determination of testosterone, 11-ketotestosterone and 11-beta hydroxyandrostenedione in fish serum

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2009 May 15;877(14-15):1509-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.03.028. Epub 2009 Mar 25.

Abstract

A simple and novel HPLC-MS method for the simultaneous quantification of testosterone, 11-ketotestosterone, and 11beta-hydroxyandrostenedione in fish serum was developed and validated. Separation was achieved on a C-18 column using a water-acetonitrile mobile-phase with a cycle time of 12 min. Ion detection was performed using ESI positive SIM at [M+H] (m/z 303, 303, 289). The linear ranges (0.2-50 ng/ml), limits of detection (0.1-0.2 ng/ml) and quantification (0.2-0.5 ng/ml) were established. The method was validated by measuring the three androgens in goldfish sera, displaying comparable values to those reported by other analytical techniques (RIA, EIA).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Androstenedione / analogs & derivatives*
  • Androstenedione / blood
  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Goldfish
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*
  • Testosterone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Testosterone / blood*

Substances

  • Testosterone
  • Androstenedione
  • 11-hydroxyandrostenedione
  • 11-ketotestosterone