Simultaneous Quantification of Thirteen Benzodiazepines and Metabolites in Whole Blood by UPLC-MS/MS
WANG Zhaohong1, ZHANG Lin1, ZHAO Meng1, LIU Yong1, CHU Jianxin2, JIANG Wenhui2
1.Procuratorial Technical Information Center of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Beijing 100040, China
2.Zhejiang Provincial Procuratorate, Hangzhou 310012, China
3. Hangzhou Procuratorate, Hangzhou 310000, China
Abstract
A rapid and sensitive method has been developed for simultaneous determination of 13 benzodiazepines and metabolites including diazepam, nitrazepam, bromazepam, flurazepam, clonazepam, flunitrazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, prazepam, temazepam, 7-amino-nitragepam, 7-aminoflunitrazepam and chlordiazepam in whole blood samples by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The separations were carried out on an ACQULTY UPLC BEH C18 column (2.1 mm ×100 mm, 1.7 μm) at 35°C and with a constant flow rate of 0.5 mL/min and the gradient-elution consisting of acetonitrile and 5 mmoL ammonium hydrogen carbonate buffer. The MS parameters were set as capillary voltage (3 kV), desolvation gas temperature (550°C), desolvation gas flow (800 L/h), cone gas flow (150 L/h) and collision gas flow (0.15 mL/min). OstraTM 96-well plate was used to extract the samples. 100 μL of human whole blood containing target drugs and D5-diazepam as internal standard was transferred into the OstraTM 96-well plate, followed by 400 μL of 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile. Phospholipids were removed from the whole blood via the OstraTM 96-well plate effectively, and the filtrate was collected under a constant pressure of 20 psi. Thereafter, the 96-well receiving plate was capped and placed on the suitable position in sample manager and was analyzed with UPLC-MS/MS system coupled with an electrospray ionization (ESI) source. The samples were measured in the mode of electraspray positive ionization (ESI+) and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). 13 benzodiazepines and metabolites were linear in the range of 0.2~20 ng/mL with coefficients higher than 0.99. The extraction recoveries ranged from 65.2% to 113.9% for all analytes, and the limits of detection (LODs) were 0.008~0.15 ng/mL. The method presented here is validated to be simple, rapid, sensitive and accurate for the determination of trace benzodiazepines and metabolites in whole blood samples.
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