In this study, we developed a rapid and sensitive ultra high-performance liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method to detect a sulfide bond doxorubicin conjugation prodrug (DOX-S-DOX) in human breast cancer tumor cells (MCF-7). The samples were prepared by acetonitrile precipitation using daunorubicin as internal standard (IS). A reversed phase C18 analytical column (Agilent Eclipse plus C18 RRHD 1.8 μm, 2.1 mm×50 mm) was utilized to separate the samples under gradient elution conditions. Mobile phase was a mixture of 0.1% formic acid in water and methanol at a flow rate of 0.4 mL ·min-1. The analysis was conducted on the mass spectrometer using an electrospray interface (ESI) in the positive ionization model. The calibration range was 20.0-400 ng·mL-1 with the correlation coefficients (r2) ≥ 0.99. The inter-and intra-assay precision (relative standard deviation, RSD%) of quality control samples was within 3.77%-8.35% and relative error (RE%) for accuracy was between -2.04% and 2.62%. Recovery (97.67%-104.2%) and matrix effect (104.8%-113.9%) were consistent, precise, and reproducible at different quality control levels in accordance with FDA guidance. The assay was successfully used in the cellular pharmacokinetics study of DOX-S-DOX, which may provide a clue to explore analytical methods of other prodrug forms of DOX.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |