Research Article

Determination of Levetiracetam in Human Plasma by Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Followed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Table 1

DLLME application in biological matrices and pretreatment approaches.

AnalytesSamplePretreatmentExtracting solvent volume (µL)Dispersing solvent volume (µL)Analysis methodReferences

CarbamazepinePlasmaPlasma: precipitation with acetonitrile, centrifugation, filtration (0.45 µm), and dilution (1 : 10)Chloroform (78 µL)Ethanol (1000 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[32] 
UrineUrine: dilution (1 : 5)

Amitriptyline, clomipramine, and thioridazineUrineCentrifugation for 15 min and filtration (0.45 µm) of upper phaseCarbon tetrachloride (20 µL)Acetonitrile (500 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[33]

Clozapine and chlorpromazineUrineCentrifugation at 4000 rpm/15 minCarbon tetrachloride (40 µL)Ethanol (200 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[34]

Losartan and carvedilolPlasmaPlasma: precipitation with acetone (1 : 1) and dilution (1 : 5)Plasma: chloroform (100 µL)Plasma: acetone (500 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis [35]  
UrineUrine: pH adjustment (acid solution)Urine: chloroform (160 µL)Urine: acetone (400 µL)

7-AminoflunitrazepamUrineAmmonia (0.2 M)Dichloromethane (250 µL)Isopropyl alcohol (500 µL)LC-ESI-MS/MS[36]

Fentanyl, alfentanil, and sufentanilPlasmaPlasma: filtration (0.45 µm), dilution (1 : 4), and precipitation with methanol (1 : 2)Chloroform (142 µL)Methanol (2000 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[37]  
UrineUrine: filtration (0.45 µm) and dilution (1 : 2)

PiroxicamUrineEnzymatic conjugationChloroform (70 µL)Methanol (700 µL)Espectrofotometer[38]

Methadone Plasma
Urine
Plasma and urine centrifugation, decantation, filtration, and dilution (1 : 20)Chloroform (250 µL)  Methanol (2500 µL)  HPLC-UV/Vis [39]  
SalivaSaliva: centrifugation and dilution (1 : 100)
SweatSweat: successive baths of ethanol (30 min each bath)

WarfarinPlasmaPrecipitation with trichloroacetic acid (10%), refrigeration (4°C/20 min), and dilution1-Octanol (150 µL)Methanol (150 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[40]

Opium alkaloidsUrineCentrifugation, filtration, and dilutionChloroform (88 µL)Acetone (1000 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[41]

Five antiarrhythmic drugsPlasmaPrecipitation with acetonitrileDichloromethane (100 µL)Acetonitrile (1340 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[42]

BenzodiazepinesPlasmaPrecipitation with acetonitrileChloroform (220 µL)Acetonitrile (3200 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[43]

EfavirenzPlasmaSulfosalicylic acid (4%)Chloroform (100 µL)Acetonitrile (1300 µL)HPLC-UV/Vis[44]