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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2020

Derivatization-free determination of short-chain volatile amines in human plasma and urine by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Peter Neyer, Luca Bernasconi, Jens A Fuchs, Martina D Allenspach, Christian Steuer

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peter NeyerInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.
Luca BernasconiInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.
Jens A FuchsInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6509-5165
Martina D AllenspachInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Christian SteuerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6102-3367
ETH Zurich · CHKantonsspital Aarau · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundShort-chain volatile amines (SCVA) are an interesting compound class playing crucial roles in physiological and toxicological human settings. Dimethylamine (DMA), trimethylamine (TMA), diethylamine (DEA), and triethylamine (TEA) were investigated in detail.

methodsHeadspace gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HS-GC-MS) was used for the simultaneous qualitative and quantitative determination of four SCVA in different human body fluids. Four hundred microliters of Li-heparin plasma and urine were analyzed after liberation of volatile amines under heated conditions in an aqueous alkaline and saline environment. Target analytes were separated on a volatile amine column and detected on a Thermo DSQ II mass spectrometer scheduled in single ion monitoring mode.

resultsChromatographic separation of selected SCVA was done within 7.5 minutes. The method was developed and validated with respect to accuracy, precision, recovery and stability. Accuracy and precision criteria were below 12% for all target analytes at low and high levels. The selected extraction procedure provided recoveries of more than 92% from both matrices for TMA, DEA and TEA. The recovery of DMA from Li-heparin plasma was lower but still in the acceptable range (>75%). The newly validated method was successfully applied to plasma and urine samples from healthy volunteers. Detected concentrations of endogenous metabolites DMA and TMA are comparable to already known reference ranges.

conclusionHerein, we describe the successful development and validation of a reliable and broadly applicable HS-GC-MS procedure for the simultaneous and quantitative determination of SCVA in human plasma and urine without relying on derivatization chemistry.

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DiethylaminesDimethylaminesEthylaminesGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHealthy VolunteersHumansMethylaminesReproducibility of ResultsdiethylamineDiethylaminesdimethylamineDimethylaminesEthylaminesMethylaminestriethylaminetrimethylaminederivatization-free multi-analyte procedureheadspace-GC-MSmethod validationvolatile amines

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