title: Determination of p-trifluoromethylphenol, a metabolite of fluoxetine, in tissues and body fluids using an electron-capture gas chromatographic procedure.
abstract: An electron-capture gas chromatographic procedure was developed for the analysis of p-trifluoromethylphenol, an O-dealkylated metabolite of fluoxetine, in biological samples. A basic extraction of the biological sample was employed, followed by derivatization with pentafluorobenzenesulfonyl chloride. The internal standard, 2,4-dichlorophenol, was added to all samples used in the procedure to aid in quantitation. The practical limit of detection (signal-to-noise ratio>3) for p-trifluoromethylphenol was <5 ng/ml in human plasma samples, <10 ng/g of rat brain tissue, <25 ng/g of rat liver tissue and <25 ng/ml in human and rat urine samples. In the rat, the levels of free p-trifluoromethylphenol in the liver were 10-fold higher than those in the brain, and a substantial amount was excreted in the urine. Human urine samples contained levels of free p-trifluoromethylphenol approximately 30-fold higher than those found in human plasma samples. The procedure described is useful for the detection and quantitation of free p-trifluoromethylphenol in humans and rats treated with fluoxetine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Urichuk
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Aspeslet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Silverstone
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Coutts
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010636:Phenols / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005473:Fluoxetine; D010636:Phenols; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; C109267:4-trifluoromethylphenol