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Abstract

Aim: Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a natural cofactor of aromatic amino acid hydroxylases, and sepiapterin, a natural precursor of BH4, are endogenously present in human plasma. This is the first report on methods for direct quantification of sepiapterin and BH4 in human plasma by LC–MS/MS for pharmacokinetic assessment. Materials & methods: The analytes in plasma were harvested from blood that were treated with 10% ascorbic acid (AA) to a final concentration of 1% AA. Results & conclusion: The quantification methods were validated for calibration ranges of 0.75–500 ng/ml and 0.5–500 ng/ml for sepiapterin and BH4, respectively. Quantification of analytes was challenging due to their susceptibility to redox reactions. The validated methods were utilized successfully to support clinical development of sepiapterin.

Keywords:

  • endogenous
  • LC–MS/MS
  • method development
  • pteridines
  • quantification
  • sample preparation
  • sepiapterin
  • stabilize
  • tetrahydrobiopterin
  • validation
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