Profiling urinary metabolites of naproxen by liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry

J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2006 Jun 16;41(4):1312-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2006.02.041. Epub 2006 Apr 3.

Abstract

Glucuronidation, an important metabolic process for the biotransformation of drugs into easily eliminable water-soluble detoxification products, can also lead to biologically active or toxic glucuronide conjugates. The present work describes a liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) approach for the characterization of naproxen and O-6-desmethylnaproxen glucuronides. The method is fast and efficient and permitted to individuate alpha and beta isomers of both naproxen and O-6-desmethylnaproxen glucuronides. The procedure could be potentially extended to the characterization of other drug metabolites.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / metabolism*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / urine
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Glucuronides / urine
  • Humans
  • Naproxen / analogs & derivatives
  • Naproxen / metabolism*
  • Naproxen / urine
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Glucuronides
  • naproxen glucuronide
  • Naproxen