This is an Application Brief and does not contain a detailed Experimental section.
This application brief demonstrates analysis of terfenadine and metabolites by reverse-phase SPE and LC-MS/MS.
The compounds analyzed in this study are terfenadine and metabolites.
| Column: | Xterra MS C18, 2.1 x 30 mm, 3.5 μm | 
| Part number: | 186000398 | 
| Mobile phase A: | Water + 0.1M NH4 formate pH 9.5 | 
| Mobile phase B: | MeOH + 0.1M NH4 formate pH 9.5 | 
| Flow rate: | 0.4 mL/min | 
| Temperature: | Ambient | 
| LC instrument: | Alliance 2795 | 
 
            
        | MS instrument: | Waters Micromass Quattro | 
| Ion source: | ESI+ | 
| Source temperature: | 150 °C | 
| Gas cell: | 2.0e-3 bar Argon | 
| Cone voltage: | 35 volts | 
| Capillary voltage: | 3.5 kV | 
| Drying gas flow: | 500 L/hr | 
| Cone gas flow: | 50 L/hr | 
| Desolvation temperature: | 350 °C | 
| MRM transition: | Protriptyline (IS) m/z 263.9 → 190.8 Terfenadine m/z 472.2 → 436.2 Terfenadine-alcohol m/z 488.2 → 452.2 Terfenadine-carboxylate m/z 502.2 → 466.2 | 
 
            
         
            
         
            
         
            
         
            
         
            
         
            
        WA31764.144 , June 2003