The use of mass spectrometry in the study of chemically-reactive drug metabolites. Application of MS/MS and LC/MS to the analysis of glutathione- and related S-linked conjugates of N-methylformamide |
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Authors: | Thomas A Baillie Paul G Pearson Mohamed S Rashed and William N Howald |
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Institution: | Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, BG-20, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA |
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Abstract: | The S-(N-methylcarbamoyl) derivatives of glutathione, cysteine and N-acetylcysteine, the S-linked conjugates derived from a reactive metabolite of N-methylformamide (NMF), were studied in mice dosed with an equimolar mixture of NMF and deuterium-labelled NMF. Following preparation of N-benzyloxycarbonyl derivatives in aqueous media, the title conjugates were isolated, purified as their methyl esters and subjected to analysis by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry (FAB/MS), fast atom bombardment tandem mass spectrometry (FAB/MS/MS) or thermospray liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (TSP LC/MS). Characteristic isotope clusters in the FAB or TSP mass spectra facilitated recognition of drug metabolites, while constant neutral loss (89 u) and daughter ion scanning tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) experiments provided unique structural information on the conjugates of interest. It is concluded that the combined use of stable isotopes, aqueousphase derivatization and contemporary mass spectrometric techniques represents a powerful approach for the analysis of glutathione adducts and related S-linked conjugates of chemically-reactive drug metabolites. |
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Keywords: | Chemically-reactive drug metabolites glutathione conjugates cysteine conjugates mercapturic acids tandem mass spectrometry liquid chromatography—mass spectrometry |
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