title: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of cilastatin and its major metabolite N-acetylcilastatin in rat plasma, urine and bile.
abstract: A new high-performance liquid chromatographic method coupled with solid-phase (C8) sample extraction has been developed for the simultaneous quantification of cilastatin and its major metabolite N-acetylcilastatin in rat plasma, urine and bile. The method is linear, reproducible and reliable with a detection limit of 1 microgram/ml in all three fluids. Plasma concentrations of cilastatin and N-acetylcilastatin at selected time intervals and biliary and urinary recoveries of cilastatin and N-acetylcilastatin following an intravenous dose of 10 mg/kg cilastatin are presented.
authors.affiliation: Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486.
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Duggan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D015377:Cilastatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D015377:Cilastatin; C061295:N-acetylcilastatin