Biosynthesis of Salbutamol-4′-O-sulfate as Reference for Identification of Intake Routes and Enantiopure Salbutamol Administration by Achiral UHPLC-MS/MS
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Abstract
The aim of the study was a comprehensive and quantitative determination of salbutamol and its sulfoconjugated major metabolite in urine samples using achiral ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). Therefore, salbutamol-4′-O-sulfate was biosynthesized as a reference using genetically modified fission yeast cells, and the product was subsequently characterized by NMR and HRMS. In competitive sports, salbutamol is classified as a prohibited drug; however, inhalation at therapeutic doses is permitted with a maximum allowance of 600 µg/8 h. In contrast, the enantiopure levosalbutamol is prohibited under any condition. For analytical discrimination, the amount of salbutamol and its main metabolite excreted in the urine was studied. As proof of concept, a longitudinal study in one healthy volunteer was performed in order to investigate excreted amounts and to study potential discrimination using achiral chromatography. Discrimination of administration of racemic salbutamol or the enantiopure levosalbutamol was not achieved by solely analyzing salbutamol as the parent compound. However, a distinction was possible by evaluation of the proportion of salbutamol-4′-O-sulfate in relation to salbutamol. Therefore, reference material of metabolites is of great importance in doping control, especially for threshold substances.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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