A Gas Chromatographic Assay for the Tetracyclic Antidepressant Maprotiline in Blood, Using Electron-Capture Detection

Autor: Lakshmi Khemani, Joseph Volk, David Alkalay
Rok vydání: 1982
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Zdroj: Analytical Letters. 15:1493-1503
ISSN: 1532-236X
0003-2719
DOI: 10.1080/00032718208065140
Popis: A procedure is described which permits the determination of maprotiline in biological fluids for concentrations in the range of 10 to 1000 ng/ml. It relies on the use of N-desmethylclomipramine as internal standard, on derivatization of the secondary amines with heptafluorobutyric anhydride, and the use of gas chromatography with electron-capture detection. The method is linear, specific, accurate and precise. It is suitable for routine analyses and is particularly applicable for monitoring the levels of maprotiline in the blood of patients treated for depressive illness.
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