title: High-performance liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of propafenone and 5-hydroxypropafenone in human serum.
abstract: A simple, rapid and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of propafenone and 5-hydroxypropafenone in human serum is described. Method involves a single-step extraction of the drug and its metabolite with dichloromethane:2-propanol (4:1 v/v) mixture from 0.2 ml of serum. Separation of the investigated compounds on deactivated Supelcosil LC18-DB column is accomplished by ultraviolet detection at 210 nm. The limit of detection is 10 ng/ml for propafenone and 4 ng/ml for 5-hydroxypropafenone. The method is useful for the routine monitoring of propafenone and its main metabolite in serum as well as for the pharmacokinetic studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kunicki
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paczkowski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sitkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000097:blood*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011405:Propafenone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D011405:Propafenone; C044307:5-hydroxypropafenone