Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical sciences and applications 2001-07-05

Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric screening for organic acidemias using dried urine filter paper: determination of alpha-ketoacids.

X Fu, M Kimura, M Iga, S Yamaguchi

Index: J. Chromatogr. B. Biomed. Sci. Appl. 758(1) , 87-94, (2001)

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Abstract

There are several organic acid disorders that require information on alpha-ketoacids, such as maple syrup urine disease or alpha-ketoadipic acidemia. The recovery, stability and diagnostic availability of alpha-ketoacids in dried urine filter paper analyzed by GC-MS with oxime-trimethylsilyl derivatization was studied for organic acidemia screening. The recovery of all nine types of alpha-ketoacids tested, but for phenylpyruvate, 2-ketoadipate, and p-OH-phenylpyruvate, from filter paper samples was acceptable. The stability of pyruvate, branched-chain alpha-ketoacids, alpha-ketoadipate and alpha-ketoglutarate was stable for at least 28 days, although some alpha-ketoacids such as succinylacetone were unstable. It indicated it was difficult to diagnose only tyrosinemia type 1 among nine specimens from organic acidemia patients tested. The method could be applied to global organic acidemia screening.

Related Compounds

  • 2-Oxovaleric acid
  • 2-Hydroxy-2-methyl...
  • Oxoadipic acid

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