title: Determination of scopolamine in human serum by gas chromatography-ion trap tandem mass spectrometry.
abstract: The objective of this study was to develop a very sensitive and selective method for the determination of scopolamine in serum with a rapid and simple sample preparation. A capillary column gas chromatographic-ion trap tandem mass spectrometric technique has been applied. Scopolamine and the internal standard mexiletine were extracted from serum samples and cleaned up by using a single step liquid-liquid extraction. Derivatization was carried out using 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-methyl-N-trimethylsilylacetamide. The mass spectrometer was operated with positive ions in the selected reaction mode with chemical ionisation using methane. The sum of peak height of two daughter ions was used for quantification. The detection limit was 50 pg/ml in serum.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oertel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ebert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kirch
mesh_terms: D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000097:blood*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000097:blood*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D012601:Scopolamine