title: A rapid method for the determination of volatile fatty acids in biological fluids.
abstract: A rapid and simple method for the determination of volatile fatty acids in plasma and urine without any pretreatment is described. The gas chromatographic method reported here allows us to detect and quantitate in approx. 20 min biological VFA characteristics of various metabolic diseases. Conditions used are very mild so to avoid as much as possible any thermal decomposition of biological compounds.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods
chemical_list: D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile