An Improved Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometric Method to Quantify Formoterol in Human Urine

作者:He Genye; Lu Jianghai; Wang Xiaobing; Xu Youxuan*; Wu Yun; Dong Ying; Shen Li; He Zhenwen; Zhao Jian; Yuan Hong
来源:Journal of Chromatographic Science, 2014, 52(8): 848-851.
DOI:10.1093/chromsci/bmt127

摘要

Formoterol is a new threshold substance in the prohibited list 2012 according to World Anti-Doping Agency. Extracted by ethyl acetate using formoterol-D6 as internal standard, formoterol underwent a constant flow rate gradient elution separation in reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Subsequently, mass spectrometry analysis was conducted by tandem mass spectrometry in the multiple reaction monitoring mode. According to the proposed method, a calibration curve was constructed in the range of 0.2-500 ng/mL (r(2) = 1) with a limit of quantification 0.2 ng/mL. The mean extracted recovery assessed at three different concentrations (1, 30 and 100 ng/mL) was more than 80%. The method was validated by the analysis of three quality control samples from World Association of Anti-Doping Scientists. In conclusion, the developed and validated method was sensitive, accurate and precise for the quantification of formoterol in human urine for doping control purposes.

  • 出版日期2014-9
  • 单位国家体育总局反兴奋剂中心

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