Determination of triethylenetetramine (TETA) and its metabolites in human plasma and urine by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2007 Nov 1;859(1):62-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.09.001. Epub 2007 Sep 14.

Abstract

A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method has been developed to measure triethylenetetramine (TETA) and its metabolites in human samples. We identified two metabolites of TETA, N1-acetyltriethylenetetramine (MAT) and N1,N10-diacetyltriethylenetetramine (DAT), the latter being novel. We further developed this LC-MS method for the measurement of TETA and these metabolites in human plasma and urine in a single injection. Separation of analytes was achieved on a cyano column using 15% acetonitrile, 85% water (18 M Omega), and 0.1% heptafluorobutyric acid as the mobile phase. Simultaneous MS detection was performed at [M+H]+ values of 147, 189, 231 and 245, corresponding to TETA, MAT, DAT, and N1-acetylspermine as the internal standard, respectively. This method was successfully applied to measure TETA, MAT and DAT in plasma and urine of humans receiving oral drug treatment.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calibration
  • Chelating Agents / analysis*
  • Chelating Agents / metabolism
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Trientine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Trientine / analysis*
  • Trientine / blood
  • Trientine / urine

Substances

  • Chelating Agents
  • N1,N10-diacetyltriethylenetetramine
  • N1-acetyltriethylenetetramine
  • Trientine