Liquid-chromatographic determination of dolichols in urine.

1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 2026-2029 ◽  
Author(s):  
U Turpeinen

Abstract A reversed-phase "high-performance" liquid chromatographic assay for dolichols-18, -19 and -20 in urine is described. Dolichols are extracted from urine by using C18 cartridges and are chromatographed with a mobile phase consisting of 2-propanol/methanol, the effluent being monitored at 210 nm. The useful lower limit of sensitivity for quantification is 4 pmol (5 ng) of each dolichol per 5-microL injection, corresponding to 1.6 nmol (2 ng) per liter of urine. Heneicosaprenol is satisfactory as the internal standard. Peak heights and the amounts of dolichols applied to the column are linearly related from 4 to 110 pmol. Mean analytical recovery was 71%. For three different concentrations the mean within-assay CV was 6.4%, the between-assay CV 11%. The normal reference interval of total dolichols found for healthy adults was 17-101 micrograms/24 h (n = 30) or 1.9-11 micrograms per millimole of creatinine (n = 39). I determined the distribution of the main dolichols in urine and applied the assay also for samples from alcoholics.

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 828-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
U Turpeinen ◽  
U M Pomoell

Abstract A reversed-phase "high-performance" liquid chromatographic assay for total hydroxyproline in urine is described. The urine samples are hydrolyzed overnight with acid, evaporated, solubilized, and derivatized with 4-dimethylaminoazobenzene-4'-sulfonyl chloride. The derivatives are chromatographed with a solvent gradient consisting of sodium acetate buffer and acetonitrile, the effluent being monitored at 436 nm. The useful lower limit of sensitivity for quantification is 13 pmol of hydroxyproline per 5-microL injection, corresponding to 33 mumol/L of urine. Either glutamine or cysteic acid is satisfactory as the internal standard. Peak heights and the amounts of hydroxyproline applied to the column are linearly related from 13.3 to 266 pmol. Mean analytical recovery was 83%. For four different concentrations the mean within-assay CV was 9.0% and the between-assay CV 12%. The normal reference interval found for 31 healthy adults was 31 to 177 mumol/24 h per square meter of body surface. We compared results for 10 samples from patients.


1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
D R Uges ◽  
P Bouma

Abstract We have developed "high-performance" liquid-chromatographic methods for determining 4-aminopyridine, an acetylcholine-releasing drug, in serum, saliva, and urine. As little as 1 microgram/L can be detected by extracting the alkalinized sample plus the internal standard (3,4-diaminopyridine) into dichloromethane, mixing the organic phase with 1-pentanol, evaporating the dichloromethane, and injecting the residue onto a reversed-phase column, where it is eluted with acetonitrile/methanol/aqueous ammonium carbonate, with detection at 245 nm. Analytical recoveries from serum averaged 86.7%. The CV at 50 micrograms/L was 2.9% (n = 8). For urine samples containing very high concentrations of 4-aminopyridine, we mixed urine and potassium carbonate in an automatic injector vial, extracted the drug into dichloromethane, centrifuged, and injected an aliquot of the extract into the chromatograph. Analytical recoveries averaged 92%, and the CV was about 2% for drug concentrations of 0.1-8 mg/L of urine.


1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 819-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
G M Anderson ◽  
F C Feibel ◽  
D J Cohen

Abstract Urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) was determined by "high-performance" liquid chromatography with fluorometric (LC-F) and amperometric (LC-EC) detection. Urine samples were first purified on a small, open-bed, reversed-phase preparatory column. VMA and the internal standard (iso-VMA) were then separated by reversed-phase ion-pair liquid chromatography. Analytical recovery of VMA was high (98.3%, SD 3.3%, n = 8), and concentrations measured by LC-F and LC-EC were in excellent agreement (r = 0.996). The LC-F chromatograms of urine samples had fewer late peaks; however, detection limits were lower (15 vs 120 micrograms/L) for the LC-EC method. Typical concentrations of 1-10 mg/L in urine can be measured easily with either method.


1988 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1897-1899 ◽  
Author(s):  
M H Cheng ◽  
W Y Huang ◽  
A I Lipsey

Abstract This high-performance liquid-chromatographic (HPLC) method for simultaneous determination of prednisone and its metabolite, prednisolone, in plasma is a modification of the method of Frey et al. (Clin Chem 1979;25:1944-7). Heparinized plasma (1.0 mL) with 0.1 mL of internal standard solution (11-deoxy-17-hydroxycorticosterone, 2 mg/L) is extracted with 7.0 mL of dichloromethane, then washed sequentially with 0.1 mol/L HCl, 0.1 mol/L NaOH, and deionized water, 2.0 mL each. The extract is evaporated and the residue reconstituted with 75 microL of mobile phase, methanol/H2O (40/60 by vol). Thirty microliters of this is injected onto a reversed-phase C6 column, which is eluted at 1.4 mL/min. Analytical recoveries of prednisone and prednisolone were 94-98% and 102-106%, respectively. Day-to-day precision (CV) was 3.8% for prednisone, 6.1% for prednisolone. We encountered no interference from the 21 other steroids and 25 drugs tested. This method is simple, accurate, and precise.


1983 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1840-1842 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Lehmann ◽  
H L Martin

Abstract We have adapted to erythrocytes a method for the determination of alpha- and gamma-tocopherols in plasma and platelets. Erythrocytes (50 microL) were extracted with methanol containing tocol (internal standard) and pyrogallol. Tocopherols were partitioned into chloroform, washed, and injected in methanol onto a reversed-phase (C18) "high-performance" liquid-chromatographic column. The mobile phase was methanol/water (99/1 by vol) at a flow rate of 2 mL/min and detection was with a "high-performance" spectrophotofluorometer. The limit of detection for either tocopherol is 0.10 microgram/mL of packed cells. Analytical recoveries ranged from 93 to 104%. Some values for tocopherols in human erythrocytes are presented.


1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 1222-1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Houin ◽  
J P Jeanniot ◽  
P Ledudal ◽  
J Barré ◽  
J P Tillement

Abstract We describe a "high-performance" liquid-chromatographic assay for simultaneously determining propisomide and its mono-N-dealkylated metabolite in plasma and urine. After extraction with dichloromethane at alkaline pH, the unchanged drug, its metabolite, and the internal standard are separated by liquid chromatography on a reversed-phase column and the absorbance of the eluate is measured at 254 nm. Selectivity, sensitivity, and reproducibility are excellent. Results are similar to those by gas chromatography for propisomide but, in addition, the metabolite can be simultaneously measured in the same clinical sample. We also report results by this method for blood and plasma samples from a volunteer receiving a single 200-mg dose of propisomide.


1982 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
T G Rosano ◽  
J M Meola ◽  
T A Swift

Abstract We describe and evaluate a procedure for measuring urinary 5-hydroxy-3-indoleacetic acid by "high-performance" liquid chromatography. After a simple organic extraction, the analyte and internal standard are chromatographed on a reversed-phase column and are detected by native fluorescence. The detection limit (3 ng per injection), between-day precision (CV 5.2%), absolute recovery (70%), analytical recovery (99%), and working linear range (up to 15 mg/L) have been determined. Compared with colorimetric results with nitrosonaphthol, values obtained with the chromatographic method are significantly lower. Reference values and clinical experience with the method are reported. The method is simple, free from interferences, and suitable for use in routine analysis in the clinical laboratory.


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