title: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of ropivacaine, 3-hydroxy-ropivacaine, 4-hydroxy-ropivacaine and 2',6'-pipecoloxylidide in plasma.
abstract: A sensitive HPLC method has been developed for the determination of ropivacaine, 3-hydroxy-ropivacaine, 4-hydroxy-ropivacaine and 2',6'-pipecoloxylidide in plasma. The procedure involved extraction from plasma with a mixture of n-heptane-ethyl acetate and a back-extraction into an acidified aqueous solution. The chromatography was achieved using a LiChrospher RPB C8 column with a mobile phase consisting of a mixture of acetonitrile and pH 2.1, 0.01 M potassium dihydrogenphosphate, the latter phase containing 0.005 M 1-heptanesulfonic acid for ropivacaine metabolites analysis. The extraction yields of ropivacaine, 3-hydroxy-ropivacaine, 4-hydroxy-ropivacaine and 2',6'-pipecoloxylidide were 94.7%, 79.4%, 79.4% and 77.7%, respectively. The limits of detection of ropivacaine, 3-hydroxy-ropivacaine, 4-hydroxy-ropivacaine and 2',6'-pipecoloxylidide in plasma samples were 0.9 ng/ml, 3 ng/ml, 5 ng/ml and 1 ng/ml, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacie Galénique et Biopharmacie, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Rennes 1, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reif
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Corre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dollo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chevanne
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Le Verge
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000818:Animals; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D011817:Rabbits; D000077212:Ropivacaine; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077212:Ropivacaine; C025149:2',6'-pipecoloxylidide; D002045:Bupivacaine