title: Determination of yohimbine and its two hydroxylated metabolites in humans by high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectral analysis.
abstract: The existence of at least two metabolites of yohimbine (YO) in humans is demonstrated. Combined high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC), NMR and mass spectral analyses permitted them to be identified as hydroxylated metabolites at the C-10 and C-11 positions. A normal-phase HPLC method allowing the simultaneous determination of YO and its main metabolite, 11-hydroxyyohimbine (11-OHYO), in biological samples is described. This assay was performed using a LiChrosorb Si 60 column and a mobile phase consisting of 0.02 M sodium acetate (pH 5)-methanol (5:95, v/v) at a flow-rate of 1 ml/min. Detection was achieved by a fluorimetric method (excitation at 280 nm and emission at 320 nm). The extraction yields of YO, 10-OHYO and 11-OHYO from plasma were 91.8, 45.3 and 17.8%, respectively, and their respective within-day reproducibilities were 3.8, 1.4 and 5.9%. The between-day reproducibility for YO at the concentrations of 1 and 10 ng/ml were 8.9 and 6.4%, respectively. The accuracy of the method for YO at concentrations of 1 and 10 ng/ml were 5.1 and 2.3%, respectively. The limits of determination of YO, 10-OHYO and 11-OHYO were 0.1, 0.5 and 1 ng/ml, respectively. The method was used in bioavailability study of YO following oral and intravenous administration in humans.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacie Galénique et Biopharmacie, Université de Rennes, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Le Verge
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Corre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chevanne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Döe De Maindreville
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Royer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D001682:Biological Availability; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006801:Humans; D006900:Hydroxylation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011786:Quality Control; D012016:Reference Values; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D015016:Yohimbine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D015016:Yohimbine