“…The drug works by competitively inhibiting a protein/ enzyme, dipeptidyl peptidase 4, which results in an increased amount of active incretins (GLP-1 and GIP), reduced amount of release of glucagon and increased release of insulin. Chemically SIT is 4-oxo-4-[3-(trifl uoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro [1,2,4] triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl]-1-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl) butan-2-amine. Rao et al [ 1 ] developed a novel water compatible molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) combined with zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (ZIC-HILIC) method for selective extraction and determination of sitagliptin in rat serum and urine.…”