Determination of tamoxifen and metabolites in human serum by high-performance liquid chromatography with post-column fluorescence activation

Raymond R. Brown, Richard Bain, V. Craig Jordan

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Abstract

Sensitive and reproducible analyses were developed for assaying tamoxifen, monohydroxytamoxifen, N-desmethyltamoxifen, metabolite E [trans-1(4-hydroxyphenyl)1,2-diphenylbut-1-ene] and a new metabolite, metabolite Y [trans-1(4-hydroxyethoxyphenyl)-1,2-diphenylbut-1-ene] in human serum using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Three different systems were developed for specific purposes. All chromatography was performed using serum extracts made with hexane-butanol. Detection was by fluorimetry of phenanthrene derivatives formed by on-stream UV irradiation with a newly described device for post-column irradiation of the HPLC stream. This device may be of use in other HPLC system requiring post-column photochemical reactions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)351-358
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications
Volume272
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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