title: Determination of rutin in rat plasma by ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and application to pharmacokinetic study.
abstract: A sensitive and rapid ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS-MS) method for the determination of rutin in rat plasma was developed and validated. After addition of tolbutamide as internal standard (IS), protein precipitation by acetonitrile was used as sample preparation. The chromatographic separation was performed on an Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column (2.1 × 50 mm, 1.7 μm particle size), using acetonitrile-0.1% formic acid as the mobile phase with gradient elution, delivered at a flow-rate of 0.4 mL/min. Mass spectrometric analysis was performed using a XEVO TQD mass spectrometer coupled with an electro-spray ionization (ESI) source in the positive ion mode. The MRM transitions of m/z 610.91→302.98 and m/z 271.2→155.1 were used to quantify for rutin and tolbutamide, respectively. This assay method has been fully validated in terms of specificity, linearity, recovery and matrix effect, accuracy, precision and stability. Calibration curves were linear in the concentration ranges of 25-2000 ng/mL for rutin. Only 3 min was needed for an analytical run. This developed method was successfully used for determination of rutin in rat plasma for pharmacokinetic study.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
authors.forename: Mengchun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoqian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
authors.forename: Baoli
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: The Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, People's Hospital of Lishui City, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, China.
authors.forename: Shuanghu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China hgx@wzmc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Guoxin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012431:Rutin / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012431:Rutin