title: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of the stereoisomeric metabolites of ibuprofen.
abstract: A stereospecific reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method has been developed to simultaneously quantitate the stereoisomers of the two major metabolites of ibuprofen: hydroxyibuprofen and carboxyibuprofen. The metabolites were derivatized with S-(alpha)-methylbenzylamine to form diastereomeric amides which were separated and quantified on a C8 column. The validity of the stereoselective assay was confirmed by comparison with a non-stereoselective HPLC method. The stereoselective assay was applied to the quantification of all the stereoisomeric ibuprofen metabolites in urine from human volunteers dosed with racemic ibuprofen or the individual enantiomers of ibuprofen. Significant substrate and product stereo-selectivities were observed in the formation of carboxyibuprofen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Indiana University Medical School, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis 46202.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rudy
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Anliker
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000652:urine; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D007052:Ibuprofen