LC-MS/MS methods for direct measurement of sepiapterin and tetrahydrobiopterin in human plasma and clinical applications

Aim: Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a natural cofactor of aromatic amino acid hydroxylases, and sepiapterin, a natural precursor of BH4, are endogenously present in human plasma. This is the first report on methods for direct quantification of sepiapterin and BH4 in human plasma by LC-MS/MS for pharmacokinetic assessment. Materials & methods: The analytes in plasma were harvested from blood that were treated with 10% ascorbic acid (AA) to a final concentration of 1% AA. Results & conclusion: The quantification methods were validated for calibration ranges of 0.75-500 ng/ml and 0.5-500 ng/ml for sepiapterin and BH4, respectively. Quantification of analytes was challenging due to their susceptibility to redox reactions. The validated methods were utilized successfully to support clinical development of sepiapterin.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Bioanalysis - 16(2023), 2 vom: 14. Jan., Seite 75-89

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaushik, Diksha [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Lan [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Kun [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Bowen [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Ronald [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CJQ26KO7HP
EGX657432I
Endogenous
Journal Article
LC–MS/MS
Method development
Pteridines
Quantification
Sample preparation
Sapropterin
Sepiapterin
Stabilize
Tetrahydrobiopterin
Validation

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Date Completed 22.12.2023

Date Revised 22.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4155/bio-2023-0144

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365902489