Reversed-phase ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of triclabendazole metabolites in serum and urine

J Chromatogr. 1992 Apr 15;576(1):135-41. doi: 10.1016/0378-4347(92)80184-r.

Abstract

An ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for measuring the concentrations of triclabendazole metabolites (sulphoxide and sulphone) in plasma and urine samples. The diluted biological fluids are ultrafiltered before chromatography through a 30,000 relative molecular mass cut-off filter and then injected into a C18 column. They are then isocratically eluted with a mobile phase consisting of 0.05 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.0)-acetonitrile (55:45, v/v) with addition of 1.0 mmol/l sodium decanesulphonate and monitored by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry at 312 nm. Recoveries over the range 0.01-9.0 micrograms/ml for triclabendazole sulphoxide and sulphone are, respectively, 91.7% and 91.6% in serum and 90.3% and 90.2% in urine. For both metabolites, the limit of detection is 10 ng/ml in both urine and serum.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzimidazoles / analysis*
  • Benzimidazoles / blood
  • Benzimidazoles / urine
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry, Physical
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Rabbits
  • Triclabendazole
  • Ultrafiltration

Substances

  • Benzimidazoles
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Triclabendazole