Determination of 21-hydroxycorticosteroids in human urine by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.
A simple and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection for the determination of nineteen 21-hydroxycorticosteroids is described. The corticosteroids are oxidized by cupric acetate to form the corresponding glyoxal derivatives. The derivatives are converted into fluorescent quinoxalines by reaction with 1,2-diamino-4,5-methylenedioxybenzene, a fluorogenic reagent for alpha-dicarbonyl compounds. The quinoxalines are separated within 70 min on a reversed-phase column (TSK gel ODS-120T) by stepwise elution with mixtures of methanol, acetonitrile, and 1.0 M ammonium acetate. The detection limits are 0.14-29.4 pmol at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 in a 50-microliter injection volume. This sensitivity permits precise determination of hydrocortisone, cortisone, corticosterone, and their tetrahydro derivatives in 500 microliters of normal human urine.
Yamaguchi
M
M
Yoshitake
T
T
Ishida
J
J
Nakamura
M
M
D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006801:Humans; D006889:Hydroxycorticosteroids / Q000652:urine*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
D006889:Hydroxycorticosteroids