Determination of Unconjugated and Total N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol (NAPA) in Urine and Serum
Abstract A sensitive and accurate method is described for the determination of N-acetyl-p-aminophenol (NAPA) and its metabolites in urine and serum. In strongly acidic medium, p-aminophenol (PAP) resulting from differential extraction and acid hydrolysis of total NAPA and unconjugated NAPA, is diazotized and the diazonium salt coupled with N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine (NED) in the presence of ethanol. The blue azo dye formed is determined spectrophotometrically. Application to liver disease is briefly reported.