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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Validation and Application of a Derivatization-Free RP-HPLC-DAD Method for the Determination of Low Molecular Weight Salivary Metabolites.

Beatrice Campanella, Tommaso Lomonaco, Edoardo Benedetti, Massimo Onor, Riccardo Nieri, Emilia Bramanti

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Sex-Specific Salivary Biochemical Composition in a Healthy Population.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Fast, Direct Dihydrouracil Quantitation in Human Saliva: Method Development, Validation, and Application.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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Beatrice CampanellaNational Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds-ICCOM, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Tommaso LomonacoDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1822-7399
Edoardo BenedettiHematology Unit, Department of Oncology, University of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5295-2087
Massimo OnorNational Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds-ICCOM, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3023-1072
Riccardo NieriNational Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds-ICCOM, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Emilia BramantiNational Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds-ICCOM, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8478-7370

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Abstract

Saliva is an interesting, non-conventional, valuable diagnostic fluid. It can be collected using standardized sampling device; thus, its sampling is easy and non-invasive, it contains a variety of organic metabolites that reflect blood composition. The aim of this study was to validate a user-friendly method for the simultaneous determination of low molecular weight metabolites in saliva. We have optimized and validated a high throughput, direct, low-cost reversed phase liquid chromatographic method with diode array detection method without any pre- or post-column derivatization. We indexed salivary biomolecules in 35 whole non-stimulated saliva samples collected in 8 individuals in different days, including organic acids and amino acids and other carbonyl compounds. Among these, 16 whole saliva samples were collected by a single individual over three weeks before, during and after treatment with antibiotic in order to investigate the dynamics of metabolites. The concentrations of the metabolites were compared with the literature data. The multianalyte method here proposed requires a minimal sample handling and it is cost-effectiveness as it makes possible to analyze a high number of samples with basic instrumentation. The identification and quantitation of salivary metabolites may allow the definition of potential biomarkers for non-invasive "personal monitoring" during drug treatments, work out, or life habits over time.

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Molecular WeightChromatography, Reverse-PhaseFluorescenceHumansMolecular StructureReproducibility of ResultsSalivaamino carboxylic acidcarboxylic acidsHPLC-DAD multianalyte analysishydroxy organic acidsorganic acidssaliva

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PMID32854235
PMCPMC7503734

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