본 연구는 혈청 중 두타스테라이드의 확인과 정량을 위하여 LC-ESI-MS/MS를 이용한 신뢰성 있는 분석법을 개발하고, 분석방법의 타당도를 검증하고자 수행하였다. 내부표준물질인 베클로메타손을 첨가한 혈청을 methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)를 사용하여 액체상추출법(liquid-liquid extraction, LLE)으로 추출하였다. LC-MS/MS의 양이온 모드에서 MRM(multiple reaction monitoring)방법으로 확인한 두타스테라이드와 베클로메타손의 mass transition은 각각 m/z 529.6${ ightarrow}$461.5, m/z 409.3${ ightarrow}$391.2 이었으며, 머무름 시간은 각각 6.45분, 5.46분이었다. 검량선은 0.5~30.0 ng/mL의 농도 범위에서 $R^2$=0.9999의 높은 직선성을 나타내었으며, 정량한계와 회수율은 각각 0.5 ng/mL와 66~72% 이었다. 일내에 대한 정밀도는 3.5~5.5%, 정확도는 85.7~89.9% 범위이었으며, 연속 3일간 수행한 일간 정밀도는 4.2~5.8%, 정확도는 90.8~95.8% 이었다.
The determination and confirmation of dutasteride in human serum was performed by a liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI/MS/MS). Beclomethasone as an internal standard (I.S.) was added to the serum and the mixed sample was pretreated by liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) with methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). The mass transitions of dutasteride and I.S. monitored in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) were m/z 529.6${ ightarrow}$461.5 and m/z 409.3${ ightarrow}$391.2, respectively, and the retention times were 6.45 and 5.46 min, respectively. The calibration curve was linear in the concentration range of 0.5~30.0 ng/mL ($R^2$= 0.9999) and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) was found to be 0.5 ng/mL. The recovery of dutasteride was shown to be 66~72%. The intra-day assay precision and accuracy were in the range 3.5~5.5% and 85.7~89.9%, respectively, and the interday assay precision and accuracy were in the range 4.2~5.8% and 90.8~95.8%, respectively.
