Nonvolatile salt‐free stabilizer for the quantification of polar imipenem and cilastatin in human plasma using hydrophilic interaction chromatography/quadrupole mass spectrometry with contamination sensitive off‐axis electrospray
- 10 July 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Mass Spectrometry
- Vol. 48 (8), 945-950
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.3240
Abstract
A hydrophilic interaction chromatography/mass spectrometry (HILIC‐MS)‐based assay for imipenem (IMP) and cilastatin (CIL) was recently reported. This orthogonal electrospray ion source‐based (ORS) assay utilized nonvolatile salt (unremovable) to stabilize IMI in plasma. Unfortunately, this method was not applicable to conventional MS with off‐axis spray (OAS‐MS) because MS sensitivity was rapidly deteriorated by the nonvolatile salt. Therefore, we aimed to find a nonvolatile salt‐ and ion suppression‐free approach to stabilize and measure the analytes in plasma using OAS‐MS. Acetonitrile and methanol were tested to stabilize the analytes in the plasma samples. The recoveries, matrix effects and stabilities of the analytes in the stabilizer‐treated samples were studied. The variations in MS signal intensities were used as the indicator of the assay ruggedness. The results show that a mixture of methanol and acetonitrile (1:1) is best for the storage and measurement of IMP and CIL in human plasma. Utilization of this precipitant not only blocked the hydrolysis of the analytes in plasma but also resulted in an ion suppression‐free, fast (120 s per sample) and sensitive detection. The sensitivity obtained using the less sensitive OAS‐MS (API3000, 4 pg on column) is much greater than that of the published ORS‐MS‐based assay (API4000, 77 pg on column). The ruggedness of the assay was demonstrated by its constant MS signal intensity. In conclusion, an improved HILIC/MS‐based assay for IMP and CIL was established. The approach presented here provides a simple solution to the challenge of analyzing hydrolytically unstable β‐lactam antibiotics in biological samples. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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