title: Photolysis of NSAIDs. I. photodegradation products of carprofen determined by LC-ESI-MS.
abstract: A solution of carprofen in methanol at a concentration of 2.74 x 10(-2) mg/mL is subjected to photoirradiation using a Hanovia 200-W high-pressure Hg lamp for 9 h. In total, seven photodegradation products are separated, and their quasimolecular ions are subsequently determined online using a liquid chromatography (LC)-electrospray ionization (ESI)-mass spectrometry (MS) method. The high-performance LC consists of an Inertsil 5 ODS-80A (2.1- x 150-mm) column. The mobile phase is initially CH(3)CN. NH(4)OAc (20mM in de-ionized H(2)O) is 43:57 (v/v), and after 14 min it is CH(3)CN. NH(4)OAc (20mM in de-ionized H2O) is 54: 46 (v/v). The UV detector was set at 260 nm. The parameters of LC-MS for mass determination involves an atmospheric pressure ionization electron spray interface with a negative mode of polarity (ESI(-)). The chemical structures of the degradants are elucidated based on the mass-to-charge ratio of the quasimolecular ions and the molecular weight changes by comparison with the parent drug (carprofen). The degradation proceeds via an initial dechlorination. A dechlorination or esterification reaction is competed with decarboxylation. This finding is in accordance with our previously reported result of first order photodecomposition kinetics for carprofen.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Ming-Thau
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.forename: Hsiu-O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Po-Yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-Bo
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Liou
authors.forename: An-Bang
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000737:chemistry*; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010782:Photolysis; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D002227:Carbazoles; C007005:carprofen