Evaluation of Opiate Separation by High-Resolution Electrospray Ionization-Ion Mobility Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry

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Abstract

The separation of opiates and the primary metabolites was evaluated with ESI-IMS/MS. Seven opiate molecules were analyzed, and spectra were shown for each compound. The IMS separation of two isomers (morphine and norcodeine) was shown with baseline separation. Differences in the mobilities were found for the nonacetylated, monoacetylated, and biacetylated compounds. In this study, two primary findings are reported. First, IMS can easily separate metabolic isomers, and second, the two-dimensional separation capability of IMS/MS can be employed to confidently identify and separate both the opiates and metabolites. Although previous IMS studies have shown the separation of isomers, this is the first example to show the capability of IMS to separate metabolic isomers (within 70 s), a significant advantage in high-throughput screening for pharmacokinetic studies. Second, the monoacetylated and biacetylated compounds were found to form more compact ions for the sodium adducts in comparison to the protonated molecular ions. On the basis of the mobilities, information on structures and conformation can be deduced when sodium and protonated ions are compared.

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