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2000
Volume 17, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 1573-4129
  • E-ISSN: 1875-676X

Abstract

Background: Phenylalanine is a significant biomarker for various diseases like phenylketonuria, gastric cancers, and ischemic stroke according to recent studies. Method: In the present study; a simple, sensitive, selective and novel analytical method was validated by using an ultrafiltration-based extraction and LC-MS/MS quantification of phenylalanine in human plasma using 13C phenylalanine heavy isotope. Amicon® Ultra Centrifugal Filter was used for ultrafiltration. Parameters affecting LC separation and MS/MS detection were investigated and optimized. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a Merck SeQuant ZIC-HILIC (100x4.6 mm, 5 μm) at a column temperature of 40°C using a mobile phase of mixture of acetonitrile containing 0.1% formic acid and water containing 0.1% formic acid (50:50 v/v) at a flow rate of 0.35 mL/min. The transitions m/z 167→121 for <13C phenylalanine, m/z 166→120 for phenylalanine itself were monitored using the MRM mode. Result: The assay was linear concentration range of 0.0025 μg/mL to 1.20 μg/mL (R2=0.999). The developed method was validated according to FDA guidelines. The method was found linear, sensitive, precise, accurate, and selective.

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  • Article Type:
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Keyword(s): blood; LC-MS/MS; metabolomics; phenylalanine; quantification; ultrafiltration
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