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Development and validation of a HILIC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of fructose in human urine in support of clinical programs

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114462

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Fructose; Urine; HILIC-MS; MS; Quantitation; Clinical; Validation

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In this study, a LC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of fructose in human urine was developed and validated. Difficulties were encountered for the post-extraction stability experiments, particularly for authentic fructose QCs at low concentrations. However, a column cleaning procedure was implemented to overcome this issue. The validated HILIC-MS/MS method was successfully applied to analyze clinical samples with a 91% overall run passing rate.
In a previous publication [1], a 20-minute UPLC (R)-MS/MS method, employing a surrogate analyte approach, was developed and validated to measure fructose and sorbitol, as mechanistic biomarkers, in human plasma to support first-in-human (FIH) studies. Different from plasma which maintains its homeostasis, urine has no such homeostasis mechanisms [2], therefore it is expected to be able to accommodate more changes. Here we describe the development and validation of a LC-MS/MS method for the quantiation of fructose in human urine to support clinical trials. A hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) method using an Asahipak NH2P-50 column (Shodex, 4.6 x 250 mm, 5 mu m) was developed. Acetone precipitation was utilized to extract fructose from urine. For validation, stable isotope-labeled 13C6-fructose was used as the surrogate analyte for fructose in the preparation of calibration curves. QCs were prepared using both the surrogate analyte (13C6-fructose) and the authentic analyte (fructose). Difficulties were encountered for post-extraction stability experiments especially for authentic fructose QCs at low concentrations. Extensive troubleshooting revealed that fructose's chromatography improved as the column aged. As a result, the response factor of fructose increased over time for low concentration samples, leading to failed post-extraction stability experiments. A column cleaning procedure was implemented to ensure consistency in chromatography performance. The HILIC-MS/MS method was successfully validated and applied to analyze clinical samples with a 91% overall run passing rate.

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