title: Use of post-column fluorescence derivatization to develop a liquid chromatographic assay for ranitidine and its metabolites in biological fluids.
abstract: Ranitidine and its main metabolites, ranitidine N-oxide and ranitidine S-oxide, were determined in plasma and urine after separation using reversed-phase liquid chromatography. The mobile phase consisted of an initial isocratic step with 7:93 (v/v) acetonitrile-7.5 mM phosphate buffer (pH 6) for 8 min, followed by a linear gradient up to a 25:75 (v/v) mixture over 1 min. Detection was carried out by a post-column fluorimetric derivatization based on the reaction of the drugs with sodium hypochlorite, giving rise to primary amines that reacted with o-phthalaldehyde and 2-mercaptoethanol to form highly fluorescent products. The calibration graphs, based on peak area, were linear in the range 0.1-4 microg/ml for all drugs. The detection limits were 30, 41 and 32 ng/ml (8.6, 12.5 and 9.1 pmol) for ranitidine S-oxide, ranitidine N-oxide and ranitidine, respectively. Chromatographic profiles obtained for plasma and urine samples showed no interference from endogenous compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viñas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Campillo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López-Erroz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández-Córdoba
mesh_terms: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000652:urine; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006801:Humans; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000652:urine; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; C045907:ranitidine-S-oxide; D011899:Ranitidine; C038169:ranitidine N-oxide