36-4/Gilbert.../The Use of Stable Isotope Labeling...

Published: Journal of Chromatographic Science, Volume 36, Number 4, April 1998, pp. 163–168.

The Use of Stable Isotope Labeling and Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Techniques To Simultaneously Determine the Oral and Ophthalmic Bioavailability of Timolol in Dogs
J.D. Gilbert, T.V. Olah, M.J. Morris, A. Bortnick, and J. Brunner

Assays have been established for the quantitation of timolol and its ¹³C₃- and ²H₉-stable-isotope-labeled analogs in plasma and urine using liquid chromatography with atmospheric-pressure chemical-ionization tandem mass spectrometry. For the analysis of urine, underivatized timolol and its labeled analogs are monitored while timolol in plasma is assayed down to concentrations of 0.2 ng/mL after derivatization with phosgene. The great power of this technique is illustrated by simultaneously assaying three different species of timolol in plasma and urine obtained from dogs receiving simultaneous ophthalmic, oral, and intravenous doses of unlabeled and [²H₉]- and [¹³C₃]-labeled timolol. Thus, the ophthalmic and oral bioavailabilities of timolol are measured in a single experiment rather than as a three-phase crossover experiment. This approach yields accurate and precise analytical data, obviates intrasubject variability, and saves both analytical and animal resources.

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