Acetate, propionate and butyrate in plasma: determination of the concentration and isotopic enrichment by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with positive chemical ionization
- 20 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Mass Spectrometry
- Vol. 36 (7), 798-805
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.181
Abstract
This study describes a rapid and simple method to determine short‐chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations and their isotopic enrichments (M0 + 1 and M0 + 2) in human plasma. Sample preparation involves SCFA extraction and derivatization with 1‐(tert‐butyldimethylsilyl)imidazole. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was performed using chemical ionization with ammonia as the reagent gas. Outstanding resolution, excellent linearity and good detection limits were obtained. Inter‐assay and intra‐assay repeatability was below 10% and 3% respectively for SCFA concentration. Inter‐assay repeatability was below 5%, 4%, 6%, and 14% for isotopic enrichment determination of [1‐13C]acetate and [1,2‐13C2]acetate, [1‐13C]propionate and [1‐13C]butyrate respectively, with intra‐assay being below 6%. Such SCFA concentrations and isotopic enrichments were determined in the plasma of rats infused with a 13C‐labeled SCFA. The turnovers of acetate, propionate and butyrate in rats were 19 µmol kg−1 min−1, 2.6 µmol kg−1 min−1, 0.3 µmol kg−1 min−1 respectively. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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