Identification of free and conjugated metabolites of mesocarb in human urine by LC-MS/MS |
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Authors: | C Gómez J Segura N Monfort T Suominen A Leinonen M Vahermo J Yli-Kauhaluoma R Ventura |
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Institution: | (1) Bioanalysis and Analytical Services Research Group, Neuropsychopharmacology Research Program, IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Doctor Aiguader, 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain;(2) Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08002 Barcelona, Spain;(3) United Medix Laboratories Ltd, Doping Control Laboratory, 00380 Helsinki, Finland;(4) Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; |
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Abstract: | The objective of the present study was to investigate mesocarb metabolism in humans. Samples obtained after administration
of mesocarb to healthy volunteers were studied. The samples were extracted at alkaline pH using ethyl acetate and salting-out
effect to recover metabolites excreted free and conjugated with sulfate. A complementary procedure was applied to recover
conjugates with glucuronic acid or with sulfate consisting of the extraction of the urines with XAD-2 columns previously conditioned
with methanol and deionized water; the columns were then washed with water and finally eluted with methanol. In both cases,
the dried extracts were reconstituted and analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Chromatographic
separation was carried out using a C18 column (100 mm × 2.1 mm i.d., 1.7 μm particle size) and a mobile phase consisting of water and acetonitrile with 0.01% formic
acid with gradient elution. The chromatographic system was coupled to a mass spectrometer with an electrospray ionization
source working in positive mode. Metabolic experiments were performed in multiple-reaction monitoring mode by monitoring one
transition for each potential mesocarb metabolite. Mesocarb and 19 metabolites were identified in human urine, including mono-,
di-, and trihydroxylated metabolites excreted free as well as conjugated with sulfate or glucuronic acid. All metabolites
were detected up to 48 h after administration. The structures of most metabolites were proposed based on data from reference
standards available and molecular mass and product ion mass spectra of the peaks detected. The direct detection of mesocarb
metabolites conjugated with sulfate and glucuronic acid without previous hydrolysis has been described for the first time.
Finally, a screening method to detect the administration of mesocarb in routine antidoping control analyses was proposed and
validated based on the detection of the main mesocarb metabolites in human urine (p-hydroxymesocarb and p-hydroxymesocarb sulfate). After analysis of several blank urines, the method demonstrated to be specific. Extraction recoveries
of 100.3 ± 0.8 and 105.9 ± 10.8 (n = 4), and limits of detection of 0.5 and 0.1 ng mL−1 were obtained for p-hydroxymesocarb sulfate and p-hydroxymesocarb, respectively. The intra- and inter-assay precisions were estimated at two concentration levels, 50 and 250 ng
mL−1, and relative standard deviations were lower than 15% in all cases (n = 4). |
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