title: Identification of phenothiazine antihistamines and their metabolites in urine.
abstract: Identification of the phenothiazine antihistamines alimemazine, dimetotiazine, isothipendyl, mequitazine, oxomemazine, promethazine, thiethylperazine, triflupromazine and their metabolites in urine is described. After acid hydrolysis of the conjugates, extraction and acetylation the urine samples were analysed by computerized gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Using ion chromatography with the selective ions m/z 58, 72, 100, 114, 124, 128, 141, and 199 the possible presence of phenothiazine antihistamines and/or their metabolites was indicated. The identity of positive signals in the reconstructed ion chromatograms was confirmed by a visual or computerized comparison of the stored full mass spectra with the reference spectra. The ion chromatograms, reference mass spectra and gas chromatographic retention indices (OV-101) are documented. The procedure presented is integrated in a general screening procedure (general unknown analysis) for several groups of drugs.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Universität des Saarlandes, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pfleger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D010640:Phenothiazines / Q000652:urine*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D010640:Phenothiazines