title: Determination of the agonist-antagonist anxiolytic agent 6-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-4H-imidazo[1,5-a]-[1,4]benzodiazepine- 3-carboxamide and its benzophenone carboxylic acid metabolite in plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: A rapid, sensitive and selective high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay was developed for the determination of 6-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-4H-imidazo[1,5-a]-[1,4]benzodiazepine- 3-carboxamide (I) and its benzophenone carboxylic acid metabolite, 1-[2-(2-chlorobenzoyl)phenyl]-4-(aminocarbonyl)-1H-imidazole-5-car boxylic acid (II) in plasma. The assay involves the extraction of both compounds into benzene from buffered plasma (pH 5.4) and subsequent analysis by reversed-phase HPLC. The overall recovery of I and II is 98.3 +/- 9.4 and 59.7 +/- 15.7% for dog plasma, 86.0 +/- 14.7 and 52.8 +/- 15.1% for rat plasma and 98.1 +/- 9.3 and 66.9 +/- 18.0% for human plasma, respectively. The sensitivity limit of the assay for I and II is 20.0 and 40.0 ng/ml of plasma using ultraviolet detection at 254 nm. The assay was used in studies in dog and rat.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004285:Dogs; D004355:Drug Stability; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008874:Midazolam / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; C053890:6-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-4H-imidazo(1,5-a)(1,4)benzodiazepine-3-carboxamide; D008874:Midazolam