T. Nguyen Nguyen Le, Nai Ngoc Chuong, Tuan Duc Nguyen

A One-Step Sample Processing Method in Combination with HPLC-MS/MS for the Simultaneous Quantification of Atorvastatin, Ezetimibe and Three Metabolites including o-Hydroxyl Atorvastatin, p-Hydroxyl Atorvastatin, and Ezetimibe-Glucuronide in Human Pla

  • Filtration and Separation
  • Analytical Chemistry
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A simple and sensitive liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of atorvastatin (ATOR), ezetimibe (EZM), and their three metabolites, including o-hydroxyl atorvastatin (o-OH ATOR), p-hydroxyl atorvastatin (p-OH ATOR), and ezetimibe–glucuronide (EZM-G) in human plasma using benzyl paraben (BP) as the internal standard (IS). The analytes and IS were ionized using ESI positive ion mode (ATOR, o-OH ATOR, and p-OH ATOR), ESI negative ion mode (EZM, EZM-G, and BP), and operated in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. They were then extracted via salting-out assisted liquid–liquid extraction with acetonitrile and analyzed via liquid chromatography on a reversed-phase chromatographic column (50 mm × 4.6 mm; 3.5 µm) using a mixture of acetonitrile and an acetic acid solution (0.5%) as the mobile phase, showing high extraction efficiency (>70%), and a minimized matrix effect. The method was satisfactorily validated, and it showed excellent linearity over wide concentration ranges of 0.06–15 ng/mL, 0.6–150 ng/mL, 0.4–100 ng/mL, 0.12–30 ng/mL, and 0.05–3 ng/mL for EZM, EZM-G, ATOR, o-OH ATOR, and p-OH ATOR, respectively.

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