Liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometric method for quantification of monensin in plasma and edible tissues of chicken used in pharmacokinetic studies: applying a total error approach

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2007 May 1;850(1-2):15-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.10.072. Epub 2006 Dec 1.

Abstract

A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for use in pharmacokinetic studies in order to determine the concentrations of monensin in plasma and edible tissues of chicken. Two sample preparations were performed, one for determining monensin concentrations in plasma using acetonitrile for protein precipitation and another one for determining monensin concentrations in muscle, liver, and fat using methanol-water followed by a clean up on a solid-phase extraction cartridge. Sample extracts were injected into the LC-MS/MS system, and a gradient elution was performed on a C18 column. Narasin was used as internal standard. The LC-MS/MS method was validated using an approach based on accuracy profiles, and applicability of the method was demonstrated for the determination of monensin in chicken plasma, muscle, liver, and fat in a pharmacokinetic study.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / blood*
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Calibration
  • Chickens
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Monensin / blood*
  • Monensin / pharmacokinetics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Monensin