title: Determination of an irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B (MDL 72974A) in human plasma and urine by gas chromatography-positive-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: A sensitive and specific assay has been developed for the quantitative measurement in human plasma and urine of the irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B [(E)-4-fluoro-beta-fluoromethylenebenzene-butanamine HCl salt] (MDL 72974A) (I). This assay is based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with ammonia as the chemical ionization reagent gas. After addition of 1-fluoro-2-(4-chlorobenzene)-ethanamine HCl salt (MDL 71946A) as the internal standard, plasma (1 ml) and urine (100 microliter) samples were extracted using an automated solid-liquid extraction procedure on CN columns. The eluent was dried with a stream of nitrogen, and the residue was derivatized with pentafluoropropionic anhydride. Selected-ion monitoring of the [MNH4]+ ions m/z 361 (I) and 351 (internal standard) was used for quantification. The method yielded a linear response over the concentration range 0.25-100 pmol/ml in plasma with a limit of quantitation of 0.25 pmol/ml. The within-day reproducibility at a concentration of 5 pmol/ml was 4.6% and at a concentration of 50 pmol/ml was 1.3%. The day-to-day reproducibility was 5.2 and 7.0% at concentrations of 10 and 30 pmol/ml, respectively. The method was applied to the quantification of I in plasma and urine after the administration of 12-mg doses of I to a healthy male volunteer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Marion Merrell Dow, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Dulery
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schoun
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Haegele
mesh_terms: D000498:Allyl Compounds; D002082:Butylamines / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000498:Allyl Compounds; D002082:Butylamines; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; C058000:mofegiline