Identification of dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites formed from human prostate homogenate using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
The identification of the in vitro metabolites of dehydroepiandrosterone formed from human prostate homogenate was investigated by hyphenated techniques using the stable-isotope dilution method. A mixture of dehydroepiandrosterone and [2H4]dehydroepiandrosterone was incubated with hypertrophied human prostate tissue homogenate in the presence of NAD, NADH and NADPH. The metabolites were extracted with AcOEt-hexane, purified by solid-phase extraction, and then analyzed by LC-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization MS and/or GC-MS. Androst-5-ene-3beta,17beta-diol (major product), androst-4-ene-3,17-dione, testosterone, 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone, androsterone, and 7alpha-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone were identified in comparison with authentic samples based on their chromatographic behavior and mass spectra.
Mitamura
Kuniko
K
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan.
Nakagawa
Takashi
T
Shimada
Kazutake
K
Namiki
Mikio
M
Koh
Eitetsu
E
Mizokami
Atsushi
A
Honma
Seijiro
S
D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D011467:Prostate / Q000378:metabolism*
D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone