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ArticleJournal of analytical science and technology2021

Standardization and validation of assay of selected omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids from phospholipid fraction of red cell membrane using gas chromatography with flame ionization detector.

Ruby Gupta, Savita Dhatwalia, Monica Chaudhry, Dimple Kondal, Aryeh D Stein, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Nikhil Tandon, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Shweta Khandelwal

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Ruby GuptaPublic Health Foundation of India, Plot-47, Sector-44, Gurugram, Haryana 122002 India.
Savita DhatwaliaPublic Health Foundation of India, Plot-47, Sector-44, Gurugram, Haryana 122002 India.
Monica ChaudhryPublic Health Foundation of India, Plot-47, Sector-44, Gurugram, Haryana 122002 India.
Dimple KondalPublic Health Foundation of India, Plot-47, Sector-44, Gurugram, Haryana 122002 India.
Aryeh D SteinHubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA USA.
Dorairaj PrabhakaranPublic Health Foundation of India, Plot-47, Sector-44, Gurugram, Haryana 122002 India.
Nikhil TandonAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Lakshmy RamakrishnanAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Shweta KhandelwalPublic Health Foundation of India, Plot-47, Sector-44, Gurugram, Haryana 122002 India.
Public Health Foundation of India · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · INCentre for Chronic Disease Control · INEmory University · US

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Abstract

backgroundDocosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an important structural component of human brain and retina. Evidence exists linking nutritional status of pregnant mothers and cognitive functions of their born infants. The DHANI (Maternal DHA Supplementation and Offspring Neurodevelopment in India) trial was implemented to evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with DHA during pregnancy and for 6 months following delivery on motor and mental development of infants at 1 and 12 months. We describe here the standardization and validation of an assay for measurement of selected omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids from the phospholipid fraction of red blood cells to assess their status in mothers at baseline, delivery and 6 months post-delivery and for infants in cord blood and at 1 and 12 months of age. The validated method has been used for the analysis of samples for DHANI.

methodsLipids were extracted from a pool of red blood cells, separated using thin layer chromatography. The phospholipid fraction was esterified, and fatty acids were separated by gas chromatography using a flame ionization detector.

resultThe method accuracy for DHA was between 97 - 98% and between 91 - 95% for arachidonic acid (AA) at three different concentrations. The intra-assay and inter-assay coefficient of variation for the fatty acids ranged from 1.19 to 5.7% and 0.78 to 13.0% respectively. Intraclass correlation (ICC), as a measure of reproducibility, ranged between 0.689 and 0.996. A good linearity was observed for all the fatty acids between concentrations of 0.2-4 μg/ml.

conclusionThe standardized and validated method is suitable for implementation in large epidemiological studies for evaluation of fatty acids and in nutritional trials for assessment of fatty acid content of various lipid classes.

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Docosahexaenoic acidGas chromatographyPhospholipidPolyunsaturated fatty acidsValidation

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