Validation of a HPLC-MS/MS assay for the determination of total and unbound concentration of temocillin in human serum (original) (raw)

Clinical biochemistry, 2015

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a HPLC-MS/MS assay to determine total and unbound concentrations of temocillin in serum samples. Methanolic protein precipitation and ultrafiltration were used for total and unbound concentration extraction, respectively. Extract was injected into a LC-MS/MS system. Reversed phase chromatography was performed on a phenyl grafted column in gradient mode. Temocillin and internal standard (ticarcillin) were identified in positive electrospray ionization mode using ion transitions of m/z 415.34>339.1 and 385.31>160.3, respectively. Temocillin total and unbound concentration quantification assays were linear over concentrations ranging from 1 to 500mg/L and from 0.5 to 300mg/L, respectively. Both assays presented acceptable intra and inter-assay precision and accuracy <13.9%. Limits of quantification and detection were of 1 and 0.10mg/L, and 0.5 and 0.05mg/L for total and unbound concentration respectively. Total temocillin conce...

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