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  • P-ISSN 1225-0163
  • E-ISSN 2288-8985

The Determination of 5-Fluorourasil in Human Plasma by a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
1998, v.11 no.1, pp.36-41
Shin, Ho-Sang
Seo, Bae-Seck
Oh, Yun-Suk
Park, Sung-Woo
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Abstract

A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the determination of 5-fluorourasil in human plasma is described. The method involves a single extraction procedure with 10 ml of isopropanol-ether(20:80) solution and pentafluoro-benzylation. Samples were injected using an automatic injector, followed by separation on a nonpolar capillary column and detection with a mass selective detector(MSD). No endogeneous compounds were found to interfere. The detection limit, based upon an assayed plasma volume of 0.5, was 3 ng/ml. The extraction yield was found to be above 80%. Plasma 5-FU concentrations were determined by this method in about 500 plasma samples from cancer patients undergoing treatment with 5-FU. This method is suitable for monitoring of 5-FU in plasma of cancer patients.

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5-FU, Determination, Plasma, GC-MS


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