Etter ML, George S, Graybiel K, Eichhorst J, Lehotay DC. Determination of free and protein-bound methadone and its major metabolite EDDP: Enantiomeric separation and quantitation by LC/MS/MS.
Clin Biochem 2005;
38:1095-102. [PMID:
16298356 DOI:
10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.09.010]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2005] [Revised: 08/16/2005] [Accepted: 09/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To measure free and protein-bound R- and S-enantiomers of methadone and its major metabolite, 2-ethylidine-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidine (EDDP) in serum.
METHODS
To determine free fraction, samples were filtered using ultrafiltration membranes with a molecular weight cut-off of 10,000 Da and extracted using liquid-liquid extraction. The solvent extract was evaporated and reconstituted in mobile phase for analysis by LC/MS/MS. Total analyte was determined by extracting unfiltered samples. Enantiomeric separation was by chiral chromatography.
RESULTS
LC conditions resulted in baseline separation of R- and S-EDDP, and 85% resolution of methadone enantiomers. Precision of spiked specimens for both R- and S-methadone and R- and S-EDDP was less than 10% at 100 nM, and did not exceed 20% at 10 nM.
CONCLUSIONS
Using minimal sample clean-up and a total instrument run-time of 10 min, a rapid, sensitive and highly specific method was developed for quantitation of free and total R- and S-enantiomers of methadone and EDDP.
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