液相色谱-串联质谱同时测定动物组织中22种同化激素

采用高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱仪(LC-ESI-MS-MS),在多反应监测(MRM)模式下建立了动物组织中甾体类和1,2-二苯乙烯类22种同化激素(睾酮、甲基睾酮、丙酸睾酮、苯丙酸诺龙、勃地龙、康力龙、群勃龙、醋酸群勃龙、丙酸诺龙、大力补、醋酸甲羟孕酮、诺龙、孕酮、甲炔诺酮、甲羟孕酮、雌酮、雌二醇、雌三醇、炔雌醇、己烷雌酚、己烯雌酚、双烯雌酚)的快速确认测定方法.试样中的药物经叔丁基甲醚提取后,过C18固相萃取柱净化,氮吹至干,用1 mL乙腈/水(1:1,V/V)定容后测定.采用正离子扫描和负离子扫描的方式进行仪器方法学研究,确定丰度比最高的2对离子作为监测离子,进行MRM模式定性定量分析.该方法的检出限(LOD)为0.2～0.5 μg/kg,定量限(LOQ)为0.5～1.0 μg/kg;在2.0～200.0 μg/L的线性范围,相关系数r均大于0.998.在1.0 μg/kg的添加水平上,上述22种激素的平均回收率为56.2%～112.3%,相对标准偏差为2.6%～13.2%.本法操作简单,灵敏度高,可用于动物组织中22种同化激素的残留测定.     

Screening for anabolic steroids in doping analysis by liquid chromatography/electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry

A fast and selective LC/MS/MS method for the screening of four anabolic steroids in human urine has been developed and validated. Liquid-liquid extraction with diethyl ether was applied after enzymatic hydrolysis. Analyses were performed on an ion trap mass spectrometer equipped with electrospray ionisation. MS/MS was applied for all compounds. The analytical run time was 11 min. The LOD for all compounds varied between 1 and 10 ng/mL. Left-over A samples, which were declared positive by GC/MS for the presence of 3'-hydroxystanozolol, were assessed using the described method.     

Efficient approach for the detection and identification of new androgenic metabolites by applying SRM GC‐CI‐MS/MS: a methandienone case study

Identification of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) is a vital issue in doping control and toxicology, and searching for metabolites with longer detection times remains an important task. Recently, a gas chromatography chemical ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC‐CI‐MS/MS) method was introduced, and CI, in comparison with electron ionization (EI), proved to be capable of increasing the sensitivity significantly. In addition, correlations between AAS structure and fragmentation behavior could be revealed. This enables the search for previously unknown but expected metabolites by selection of their predicted transitions. The combination of both factors allows the setup of an efficient approach to search for new metabolites. The approach uses selected reaction monitoring which is inherently more sensitive than full scan or precursor ion scan. Additionally, structural information obtained from the structure specific CI fragmentation pattern facilitates metabolite identification. The procedure was demonstrated by a methandienone case study. Its metabolites have been studied extensively in the past, and this allowed an adequate evaluation of the efficiency of the approach. Thirty three metabolites were detected, including all relevant previously discovered metabolites. In our study, the previously reported long‐term metabolite (18‐nor‐17β‐hydroxymethyl,17α‐methyl‐androst‐1,4,13‐trien‐3‐one) could be detected up to 26 days by using GC‐CI‐MS/MS. The study proves the validity of the approach to search for metabolites of new synthetic AAS and new long‐term metabolites of less studied AAS and illustrates the increase in sensitivity by using CI. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Chromatographic Purification of Tritiated Steroids Prior to Use in Radioimmunoassay

Abstract

The purity of tritiated steroids used as reagents in radio immunoassay plays an important role in the reliability of the assay. These radioactive reagents should be assessed for purity upon receipt and the purity should be checked periodically afterward. For such purposes, we have used chromatographic purification on Celite microcolumns. By charging the polarity of the stationary and mobile phases, 20 different tritiated steroids with a wide range of polarity could be purified on these microcolumns. This approach is easy, rapid, economical, and reliable.     

Capillary Column Inlet System for the Gas Chromatography of Biological Samples

Abstract

A glass injection system consisting of a packed precolumn and gasphase splitter has been developed for the introduction of derivatized biological samples on glass capillary columns. The precolumn provides complete sample evaporation before the splitter zone, traps contaminating nonvolatiles, and prevents decomposition or adsorption of components. In addition, a carrier gas control system is described that permits stable and repeatable adjustment of split ratio and capillary inlet pressure.

The linearity of the splitter has been established using a hydrocarbon mixture covering the range of methylene unit (MU) values in which the steroid derivatives are eluted.     

A New Procedure for the Extraction of Unconjugated Steroids from Plasma and Urine

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A procedure is described for the extraction of nanogram quantities of steroids from plasma and urine. The method involves saturation of a diluted plasma or urine sample with ammonium carbonate and extraction with an organic solvent. The application of this method to the analysis of cortisol and unconjugated estriol in plasma and to the analysis of unconjugated steroids in the urine of the newborn infant is described.