title: Estradiol-17 beta determined in plasma by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with selected ion monitoring of mixed silyl ether-perfluoroacyl ester derivatives and use of various stable-isotope-labeled internal standards.
abstract: A highly specific method is described for measuring estradiol-17 beta (E2) in plasma by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) associated with stable isotope dilution. A mixed derivative, E2-3-trimethylsilyl ether-17-heptafluorobutyrate (E2-3-TMS-17-HFB), was found to have excellent analytical properties. The specificity of the derivatization procedure exploits a unique feature of estrogens: the selective exchange of a phenolic perfluoroacyl ester for a trialkylsilyl ether. No significant differences in E2 concentration could be ascribed to the use of 2H- or 13C-labeled analogs, thus ruling out interferences from possible isotope exchange commonly attributed to deuterated compounds. Precision is closely similar to that for methods in which the more common E2-3, 17-bis(trimethylsilyl) ether and E2-3, 17-bis(heptafluorobutyrate) derivatives are used. Sensitivity and specificity of the mixed 3-TMS-17-HFB derivative allow adequate determinations of E2, even in plasma from males, in 2-mL samples. Interlaboratory mean concentrations of E2 obtained by routine immunoassays were consistently higher than the target values estimated by GC-MS, particularly at concentrations less than 100 pmol/L.
authors.affiliation: Fondation de Recherche en Hormonologie, Fresnes, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dehennin
mesh_terms: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D003903:Deuterium; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008832:Microchemistry; D011786:Quality Control; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012825:Silicon / Q000032:analysis*; D014297:Trimethylsilyl Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D005466:Fluorocarbons
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D003903:Deuterium; D004958:Estradiol; D012825:Silicon; D014297:Trimethylsilyl Compounds; C059184:estradiol-3-trimethylsilyl ether-17-heptafluorobutyrate; D005466:Fluorocarbons