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An HPLC/MS/MS method was developed for the simultaneous determination of the following benzimidazole anthelmintics and metabolites in plasma: flubendazole, albendazole, fenbendazole, mebendazole, thiabendazole, hydrolyzed flubendazole, albendazole sulfoxide, albendazole sulfone, albendazole aminosulfone, oxfendazole, fenbendazole sulfone, aminomebendazole, hydroxymebendazole, and 5-hydroxythiabendazole. The sample preparation process involved a pH-dependent extraction of the analytes. Chromatographic separation was performed on a C18 column with a mobile phase gradient starting with methanol-water (20 + 80, v/v) containing 0.1% formic acid. The overall average recoveries of the analytes based on a matrix-matched calibration ranged from 75.0 to 120.0%, with RSD values of <20.0%. The LODs ranged from 0.08 to 2.0 microg/kg and the LOQs from 0.3 to 5.0 microg/kg. The validated method was used in pharmacokinetic studies of benzimidazole compounds in rabbits, and the elimination of the metabolites was measured quantitatively.

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Xinle Zhu, Shuhuai Wang, Qi Liu, Qian Xu, Congmin Zhang, Shixin Xu, Xia Wang, Dan Li, Haiyan Hu. Simultaneous determination of benzimidazoles and their metabolites in plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry: application to pharmacokinetic studies in rabbits. Journal of AOAC International. 2011 May-Jun;94(3):839-46

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PMID: 21797012

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