Journal
BIOMEDICAL CHROMATOGRAPHY
Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3825
Keywords
LC/MS/MS; pharmacokinetics; pig plasma; tilmicosin; tilmicosin enteric granules
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- China Agriculture Research System
- Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research [201303038-4]
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A rapid and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LCMS/MS) method was developed and validated to quantify tilmicosin in pig plasma. Plasma samples were prepared by liquid-liquid extraction. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a C-18 column (2.1 x 30 mm, 3.5 mu m) using acetonitrile-water (90: 10, v/v; water included 0.1% formic acid) as the mobile phase. Mass detection was carried out using positive electrospray ionization in multiple reaction monitoring mode. The calibration curve was linear from 0.5 to 2000 ng/mL (r(2) = 0.9998). The intra-and inter-day accuracy and precision were within the acceptable limits of +/- 10% for all tilmicosin concentrations. The recoveries ranged from 95 to 99% for the three tested concentrations. The LC-MS/MS method described herein was simple, fast and less laborious than other methods, achieved high sensitivity using a small sample volume, and was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic studies of tilmicosin enteric granules after oral delivery to pigs. In comparison with tilmicosin premix, tilmicosin enteric granules slowed the elimination rate of tilmicosin, prolonged its period of action and significantly improved its bioavailability.
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