Abstract
HPLC methods are presented for the determination of the topoisomerase I inhibitors 7-ethyl 10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN-38) and NU/ICRF 505, their chemical/enzymatic hydrolysis products and glucuronide metabolites in both aqueous media and biological specimens. Chromatographic conditions were optimised for baseline resolution of the water-soluble metabolites from their non-water soluble parent compounds while eetaining compatibility with both atmospheric pressure electrospray ionisation and electron impact ionisation mass spectrometric detection. Solid phase extraction sample preparation utilising a C2-bonded silica sorbent enabled simultaneous recovery of parent compounds and metabolites. The methodology was applied to determine the stability of SN-38 in aqueous media and identify the glucuronide metabolites of both compounds in incubations with the drug-metabolising enzyme UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, the de-conjugating enzyme β-glucuronidase and human colon cancer cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | s157-s163 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chromatographia |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | supp 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Column liquid chromatography
- Clucuronidation
- colon cancer cells
- Drug Resistance