Validated LC–MS/MS method for quantification of agomelatine in human plasma and its application in a pharmacokinetic study

An analytical method based on liquid–liquid extraction has been developed and validated for analysis of agomelatine in human plasma. Fluoxetine was used as an internal standard for agomelatine. A Betasil C18 (4.0 × 100 mm, 5 µm) column provided chromatographic separation of analytes followed by detection with mass spectrometry. The method involves simple isocratic chromatographic conditions and mass spectrometric detection in the positive ionization mode using an API‐4000 system. The proposed method has been validated with linear range of 0.050–8.000 ng/ml for agomelatine. The intra‐run and inter‐run precision values are within 12.12% and 9.01%, respectively, for agomelatine at the lower limit of quantification level. The overall recovery for agomelatine and fluoxetine was 67.10% and 72.96%, respectively. This validated method was used successfully for analysis of plasma samples from a pharmacokinetic study. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

LC‐MS/MS method for the determination of agomelatine in human plasma and its application to a pharmacokinetic study

A sensitive and selective LC‐MS/MS method for the determination of agomelatine in human plasma was developed and validated. After simple liquid–liquid extraction, the analytes were separated on a Zorbax SB‐C₁₈ column (150 × 2.1 mm i.d., 5 µm) with an isocratic mobile phase consisting of 5 mm ammonium acetate solution (containing 0.1% formic acid) and methanol (30:70, v/v) at a flow‐rate of 0.3 mL/min. The MS acquisition was performed in multiple reaction monitoring mode with a positive electrospray ionization source. The mass transitions monitored were m/z 244.1 → 185.3 and m/z 285.2 → 193.2 for agomelatine and internal standard, respectively. The methods were validated for selectivity, carry‐over, matrix effects, calibration curves, accuracy and precision, extraction recoveries, dilution integrity and stability. The validated method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of agomelatine in Chinese volunteers following a single oral dose of 25 mg agomelatine tablet. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

抗抑郁药阿戈美拉汀的合成

以（7-甲氧基-3,4-二氢-1-萘基）乙腈为原料,经氧化、还原和乙酰化反应合成了抗抑郁药阿戈美拉汀,总收率71%,纯度99.94%,其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, HR-MS(ESI)和元素分析确证。     

氘代阿戈美拉汀的合成

以苯酚为原料,氘代碘甲烷与氘代醋酸酐为氘代试剂.经过氘代甲基化、傅克酰基化、克脑文盖尔缩合、芳构化、还原及氘代乙酰化反应得到氘代标记的阿戈美拉汀(1).该合成路线简洁,原料易得、反应条件易于控制,总收率为15.2%,化学纯度为99.97%,氘代丰度大于98%.目标化合物结构经质谱、核磁共振等表征确定可用于其药代动力学研究.