PUBLICATION

Validated LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous analysis of 21 cephalosporins in zebrafish for a drug toxicity study

Authors
Liu, Y., Zhang, J., Hu, C.
ID
ZDB-PUB-180807-10
Date
2018
Source
Analytical biochemistry   558: 28-34 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Zhang, Jing-pu
Keywords
Cephalosporin, Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry, Quantification, Toxicity, Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents/metabolism*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents/toxicity
  • Cephalosporins/classification
  • Cephalosporins/metabolism*
  • Cephalosporins/toxicity
  • Chromatography, Liquid/methods*
  • Limit of Detection
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods*
  • Toxicity Tests/methods
  • Zebrafish/metabolism*
PubMed
30081032 Full text @ Anal. Biochem.
Abstract
Zebrafish model was used to perform this drug toxicity study. In this study, we monitored the absorption of drugs in zebrafish. A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed in this experiment. The LC-MS/MS method was used for the simultaneous quantification of 21 cephalosporins in zebrafish. To prepare samples, rapid protein precipitation was performed with 1% formic acid in methanol. All the analytes were separated on a C18 column. These analytes were analyzed by performing multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) scans in positive electrospray ionization mode. The ranges for limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) were as follows: 0.01-10 ng/mL (S/N ≥ 3) and 0.05-25 ng/mL. Intra-and inter-day accuracy of all 21 cephalosporins were within the range of 80%-120%. Intra-and inter-day precision were within the range of 0.4%-11.2%. All the 21 analytes were analyzed within 10 min. In drug toxicity studies, the present method can be used to determine the internal concentrations of cephalosporins in zebrafish following the administration of drugs.
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