title: Measurement of thromboxane B2 in human urine by isotope dilution and negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: A highly sensitive and specific assay for the quantification of thromboxane B2 (TXB2)(1) in human urine is described. The method is based on the use of low-blank (1H less than or equal to 0.2%) tetradeuterated internal standard 2 (18, 18, 19, 19-2H4-thromboxane B2), whose chemical synthesis is reported. After purification and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) samples are derivatized to give an open-chain derivative of thromboxane B2, the methoxime pentafluorobenzyl ester tris(trimethylsilyl) ether (TXB2-MO-PFB-TMS3), most suitable for negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry. In the selected ion monitoring mode limits of detection per injection for pure standards and biological samples of 10 pg and 30 pg, respectively, are established. Normal urinary excretion of 1 in humans is 37-112 ng/24 h (n = 12).
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Meese
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thalheimer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fürst
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D013929:Thromboxane B2