title: Quantification of flunitrazepam's oxidative metabolites, 3-hydroxyflunitrazepam and desmethylflunitrazepam, in hepatic microsomal incubations by high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: A high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for the quantification of the oxidative metabolites of flunitrazepam, 3-hydroxyflunitrazepam and desmethylflunitrazepam, in human liver microsomal incubations was developed. Both metabolites were quantifiable in a single assay following a solvent extraction and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. Standard curve concentrations for both metabolites ranged from 0.2 to 10 microM. Assay performance was determined using quality control samples and the intra- and inter-day accuracy and precision as determined by the coefficient of variations which were less than 15% (0.5-6 microM) for both metabolites. This method provides good precision and accuracy for use in kinetic studies of the oxidative metabolism of flunitrazepam in human liver microsomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, University of Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Coller
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Somogyi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bochner
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D005445:Flunitrazepam / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; C069164:N-desmethylflunitrazepam; D005445:Flunitrazepam; C117725:3-hydroxyflunitrazepam