Methods and applications of HPLC-AMS (WBio 5)
Pharmacokinetics of physiologic doses of nutrients, pesticides, and herbicides can easily be traced in humans using a {sup 14}C-labelled compound. Basic kinetics can be monitored in blood or urine by measuring the elevation in the {sup 14}C content above the control predose tissue and converting to equivalents of the parent compound. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is an excellent method for the chemical separation of complex mixtures whose profiles afford estimation of biochemical pathways of metabolism. Compounds elute from the HPLC systems with characteristic retention times and can be collected in fractions that can then be graphitized for AMS measurement. Unknowns are identified by coelution with known standards and chemical tests that reveal functional groupings. Metabolites are quantified with the {sup 14}C signal. Thoroughly accounting for the carbon inventory in the LC solvents, ion-pairing agents, samples, and carriers adds some complexity to the analysis. In most cases the total carbon inventory is dominated by carrier. Baseline background and stability need to be carefully monitored. Limits of quantitation near 10 amol of {sup 14}C per HPLC fraction are typically achieved. Baselines are maintained by limiting injected {sup 14}C activity <0.17 Bq (4.5 pCi) on the HPLC column.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 13895
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-135892; YN0100000; YN0100000; TRN: AH200135%%486
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 8th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Vienna (AT), 09/06/1999--09/10/1999; Other Information: PBD: 29 Sep 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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