Development and validation of a LC-HRMS method for the quantification of cannabinoids and their metabolites in human plasma

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The resurgence of Cannabis therapeutic discoveries have led to the need for sensitive and selective analytical methods for the detection of cannabinoids and their metabolites in biological matrices. High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) enables good sensitivity and provides more selectivity due to its accurate mass measurement of the targeted compounds. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a sensitive liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) method for the quantitative analysis of cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and its major metabolites 11-Hydroxy-Δ9-THC and 11-Nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-THC in human plasma. The method utilized a simple liquid-liquid extraction of the cannabinoids from plasma samples followed by an isocratic chromatographic separation and detection by ESI-HRMS Q-Exactive plus platform. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 0.2 ng/ mL for the targeted cannabinoids and its metabolites with sample volume of 0.5 mL plasma. The method was linear from 0.2 to 100.0 ng/mL with an average correlation coefficient of >0.995 using weighted (1/x) linear least-squares regression. No significant carry-over was noticed for all analytes and the extraction recovery ranged from 60.4 % to 85.4 %. Dilution results indicated no influence on the accuracy of analysis. The method's intra-day and inter-day precision (CV %) ranged from 2.90 to 10.80 % and accuracy within -0.9 to 7.0 from nominal. Matrix effect ranged from 1.1 % to 49.8 %. The analytes were stable in the autosampler for 6 and 12 h, respectively. This method was sensitive and can be applicable to cannabinoids pharmacokinetics study.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:159

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European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences - 159(2021) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 105705

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mohamed, Mahmoud Kamel [VerfasserIn]
Takyi-Williams, John [VerfasserIn]
Baudot, Bertrand [VerfasserIn]
Grobler, Anne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

19GBJ60SN5
7J8897W37S
Cannabidiol
Cannabinoids
Dronabinol
Human plasma
Journal Article
LC-HRMS
Method validation
Orbitrap

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Date Completed 21.06.2021

Date Revised 21.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejps.2021.105705

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319979598