title: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of the magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent gadobenate ion in plasma, urine, faeces, bile and tissues.
abstract: The gadobenate ion is an intravascular paramagnetic contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging. An HPLC method for assaying gadobenate ion in plasma, urine, faeces, bile and tissue samples is described. The analysis is based on the reversed-phase chromatographic separation of gadobenate ion from the endogenous components of biological matrices and detection by UV absorption at 210 nm. The selectivity of the method was satisfactory. The mean absolute recovery was greater than 95%. The precision and accuracy of the analytical methods were in the range 0.1-6.5% and -12 to +9.3%, respectively. The detection limits in plasma (0.1 ml), urine (0.05 ml), dried faeces (200 mg suspended in 4 ml water), bile (0.5 ml), and dried liver tissue (100 mg suspended in 1 ml water) were, respectively, 0.24, 0.47, 2.6, 0.63 and 2.8 nmol ml(-1) (corresponding to 0.16, 0.31, 1.7, 0.42 and 1.9 microg ml(-1)).
authors.affiliation: Milano Research Centre, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arbughi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Celeste
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grotti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sillari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tirone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008536:Meglumine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000652:urine; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000652:urine; D051381:Rats; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C064572:gadobenic acid; D008536:Meglumine; D005682:Gadolinium