A Novel Method for the Quantitation of Warfarin and its Metabolites in Plasma
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Liquid Chromatography
- Vol. 2 (4), 565-575
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01483917908060085
Abstract
A procedure for the rapid, quantitative recovery of warfarin and its metabolites (diastereoisomeric alcohol, 4′-, 6-, 7-, 8-benzylic-hydroxywarfarin and dehydrowarfarin) from plasma with Sep-Pak C18 cartridges has been developed. A solution of warfarin and its metabolites in plasma was acidified with NH4OAc buffer (pH 4.85), adsorbed on the Sep-Pak C18 resin, washed free of polar constituents and eluted with methanol. Dilution of the eluate with buffer followed by gradient high performance liquid chromatography permitted accurate quantitation of the desired compounds when detected at 313 nm. The recovery of warfarin and each metabolite was greater than 95% over an investigated range of 0.5–10.0 μg/ml of plasma and the limit of quantitation by the assay was 0.1 μg/ml of plasma. For more rapid quantitation of warfarin, without simultaneous analysis of metabolites, the chromatographic parameters were modified so that elution of warfarin occurred within 13 minutes, and the sensitivity of the assay increased to 0.03 μg of warfarin/ml of plasma. The quantitative recovery of warfarin and its metabolites coupled with the chromatographic versatility of the method make it ideally suited for either detailed pharmacokinetic studies or routine plasma analysis of warfarin.Keywords
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