High-performance liquid chromatographic assay for a new fasciolicide agent, alphaBIOF10, in biological fluids

J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 1998 Aug 7;712(1-2):237-41. doi: 10.1016/s0378-4347(98)00145-5.

Abstract

This paper describes a high-performance liquid chromatographic method with ultraviolet absorbance detection at 304 nm for the determination of 6-chloro-5-(1-naphthyloxy)-2-methylthio benzimidazole (alphaBIOF10) -- a new fasciolicide agent -- and its sulphoxide (SOalphaBIOF10), in plasma and urine. It requires 2 ml of biological fluid, an extraction using Sep-Pak cartridges, and methanol for drug elution. Analysis is performed on a microBondapak C18 (10 microm) column, using methanol-acetonitrile-water (40:30:30, v/v) as the mobile phase. Results showed that the assay is sensitive: 7.2 ng/ml for alphaBIOF10 and SOalphaBIOF10 in plasma and 3.6 ng/ml for both compounds in urine. The response was linear between 0.195 and 12.5 microg/ml. Maximum intra-day coefficient of variation was 5.3%. Recovery obtained was 97.8% for both alphaBIOF10 and SOalphaBIOF10. In urine, recovery was 99.6% and 93.1% for alphaBIOF10 and SOalphaBIOF10 respectively. The method was used to perform a preliminary pharmacokinetic study in two sheep and was found to be satisfactory.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / blood*
  • Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / urine*
  • Benzimidazoles / blood*
  • Benzimidazoles / urine*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Naphthalenes / blood*
  • Naphthalenes / urine*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sheep

Substances

  • Antiplatyhelmintic Agents
  • Benzimidazoles
  • Naphthalenes
  • alphaBIOF10