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  • Title: Determination of pindolol enantiomers in human plasma and urine by simple liquid-liquid extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography.
    Author: Beal JL, Tett SE.
    Journal: J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl; 1998 Sep 18; 715(2):409-15. PubMed ID: 9792527.
    Abstract:
    A simple method for the measurement of pindolol enantiomers by HPLC is presented. Alkalinized serum or urine is extracted with ethyl acetate and the residue remaining after evaporation of the organic layer is then derivatised with (S)-(-)-alpha-methylbenzyl isocyanate. The diastereoisomers of derivatised pindolol and metoprolol (internal standard) are separated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a C18 silica column and detected using fluorescence (excitation gamma: 215 nm, emission gamma: 320 nm). The assay displays reproducible linearity for pindolol enantiomers with a correlation coefficient of r2> or =0.998 over the concentration range 8-100 ng ml(-1) for plasma and 0.1-2.5 microg ml(-1) for urine. The coefficient of variation for accuracy and precision of the quality control samples for both plasma and urine are consistently <10%. Assay parameters are similar to those of previously published assays for pindolol enantiomers, however this assay is significantly easier and cheaper to run. Clinically relevant concentrations of each pindolol enantiomer can readily be measured.
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