title: Simultaneous determination of midazolam and its three hydroxy metabolites in human plasma by electron-capture gas chromatography without derivatization.
abstract: Electron-capture gas chromatography was carried out to determine midazolam and its three hydroxy metabolites (1-hydroxymethylmidazolam, 4-hydroxymidazolam and 1-hydroxymethyl-4-hydroxymidazolam) in human plasma. The assay involves extraction from plasma, buffered to pH 9.3, into cyclohexane-dichloromethane (6:4) and analysis by gas chromatography. The use of an HP-17 cross-linked, capillary column makes derivatization unnecessary. The sensitivity of the method was 2-3 ng/ml for midazolam, 1-hydroxymethylmidazolam and 4-hydroxymidazolam, and 20 ng/ml for 1-hydroxymethyl-4-hydroxymidazolam. The extraction recovery of midazolam, 1-hydroxymethylmidazolam, 4-hydroxymidazolam and 1-hydroxymethyl-4-hydroxymidazolam was 99.3 +/- 2.4, 67.0 +/- 4.6, 92.7 +/- 4.7 and 28.7 +/- 6.3%, respectively. This gas chromatographic assay was used to assess the concentration-time profiles of midazolam and its metabolites in human plasma after rectal and intravenous administration of midazolam.
authors: Laboratory of the Pharmacy Department, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: I F
authors: IF
authors: De Kroon
authors: P N
authors: PN
authors: Langendijk
authors: P N
authors: PN
authors: De Goede
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D006801:Humans; D008874:Midazolam / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008874:Midazolam