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标题：A rapid method for the extraction and determination of vitamin E metabolites in human urine
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作者：John K. Lodge ; Maret G. Traber ; Angelika Elsner 等
期刊名称：JLR Papers In Press
印刷版ISSN：0022-2275
电子版ISSN：1539-7262
出版年度：2000
卷号：41
期号：1
页码：148-154
语种：English
出版社：American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
摘要：A method for the direct extraction and routine analysis of the vitamin E metabolites γ- and α-carboxyethyl hydroxychroman (γ- and α-CEHC) from human urine has been developed. A relatively small sample volume (5 ml) can be used and, after enzymatic hydrolysis of the conjugated forms and acidification, the metabolites are extracted with diethyl ether. Recovery of α- and γ-CEHC was compared to that of trolox, used as an internal standard, added to 24-h urine collections from vitamin E-unsupplemented volunteers. Various solvent conditions were initially tested; acidification and ether extraction gave the highest recovery. It was found that after addition and extraction from urine, trolox, α- and γ-CEHC are recovered to a similar extent, hence trolox is viable as an internal standard. The samples were analyzed by both GC and HPLC with electrochemical detection (ECD). HPLC-ECD was found to give higher selectivity and higher sensitivity compared to GC or HPLC with UV detection at 290 nm. The HPLC-ECD detection limit was 10 fmol, linearity (r² > 0.98) was achieved in the range of 40 to 200 fmol, which was found to be optimal for 24-h urines from unsupplemented subjects. Inter-sample variability was typically 2–5%. This greater sensitivity and selectivity means that vitamin E metabolites can be analyzed even in unsupplemented subjects. It is also possible to measure unconjugated forms of the metabolites. Typically these were found to represent ~10% of the total α- and γ-CEHC. This method can be used routinely for the determination of vitamin E metabolites in urine. The new extraction and detection methods described are relatively quick, less laborious, and more cost-effective than previously available methods. —Lodge, J. K., M. G. Traber, A. Elsner, and R. Brigelius-Flohé. A rapid method for the extraction and determination of vitamin E metabolites in human urine. J. Lipid Res. 2000. 41: 148–154.
关键词：α-CEHC ; γ-CEHC ; LLU-α ; α-tocopherol ; γ-tocopherol ; trolox ; extraction ; HPLC-ECD