title: Determination of metoprolol and its alpha-hydroxylated metabolite in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: A high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of metoprolol and its alpha-hydroxylated metabolite in plasma, Metoprolol, alpha-hydroxymetoprolol and alprenolol (internal standard) are extracted from plasma at alkaline pH with diethyl ether-dichloromethane (4:1, v/v) and back-extracted with 0.01 N sulfuric acid. A 100-microliter volume of the acidic extract is injected into the chromatographic system. The compounds are eluted in about 12 min with acetonitrile-acetate buffer (75:25, v/v) on a LiChrosorb RP-8 (5 micron) column. The quantitative determinations are made fluorometrically. Concentrations down to 35 nmol/1 (10 ng/ml) of metoprolol base and 30 nmol/1 (8 ng/ml) of alpha-hydroxymetoprolol base in plasma can be determined with good precision and accuracy.
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood*; D008970:Molecular Weight
chemical_list: C029504:alpha-hydroxymetoprolol; D008790:Metoprolol