| Literature DB >> 18155649 |
Robert A Parise1, Jan H Beumer, Cyrous O Kangani, Julianne L Holleran, Julie L Eiseman, Nicola F Smith, Joseph M Covey, Susan P Perrine, Merrill J Egorin.
Abstract
2,2-Dimethylbutyrate (DMB) is a potential treatment for thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies. To facilitate pharmacokinetic evaluation of DMB, we developed an LC-MS assay and quantitated DMB in plasma of rats after an oral dose of 500mg/kg. After acetonitrile protein precipitation, DMB and dimethylvaleric acid (DMV) internal standard were derivatized to benzylamides, chromatographed on a Hydro-RP column with acetonitrile, water, and 0.1% formic acid, and detected by electrospray positive-mode ionization mass spectrometry. The assay was accurate (97-107%) and precise (3.4-6.2%) between 100 and 10,000ng/mL. Recovery from plasma was >62%. Plasma freeze-thaw and room temperature stability were acceptable.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18155649 PMCID: PMC2254528 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.12.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci ISSN: 1570-0232 Impact factor: 3.205