title: Analysis of fat-soluble vitamins. XXIX. Liquid chromatographic determination of vitamin D in AD concentrates: collaborative study.
abstract: A simplified liquid chromatographic (LC) method for determining vitamin D in vitamin AD concentrates (greater than or equal to 5000 IU vitamin D/g) was collaboratively studied. In the simplified method, the 2 columns specified in AOAC LC method 43.101-43.109 are replaced by a single column, which separates the vitamin D isomers and the vitamin A esters. The procedure for oils includes dissolution and quantitation by normal phase LC. Dry multivitamin concentrates and aqueous dispersions are treated with an enzyme system and the vitamins are extracted with n-pentane. Six coded samples were distributed to 16 laboratories; 15 collaborators returned their results. Estimates of repeatability and reproducibility for the oil samples were 1.1 and 3.1%, respectively; for the high-level concentrated dry preparation 1.4 and 3.9% and for the low-level concentrated dry preparation 1.3 and 11.4%, respectively. These values are a considerable improvement over the results obtained in the 1979 multivitamin collaborative study. The method has been adopted official first action for determination of vitamin D in vitamin AD concentrates containing greater than or equal to 5000 IU vitamin D/g.
mesh_terms: D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000032:analysis; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D014807:Vitamin D