title: Determination of total nitrogen in urine by pyrochemiluminescence: collaborative study.
abstract: Twelve collaborating laboratories analyzed 5 blind duplicate samples of human urine for total nitrogen using a pyrochemiluminescence method. The nitrogen content ranged from low (650 mg/L) to high levels (8800 mg/L) in urine samples of people under moderate to severe stress. In addition to test samples, collaborators also received a certified standard (sodium nitrite in water) as an external control. The pyrochemiluminescence assay was performed on urine samples diluted in water within a range of 1:50 to 1:100. The method detects total nitrogen by reaction of the product of high temperature oxidative pyrolysis and ozone. Repeatability standard deviation values (RDSr) ranged from 1.49 to 3.91% and reproducibility standard deviation values (RSDR) ranged from 3.66 to 9.57%. The average recovery of total nitrogen was 99.9%. The pyrochemiluminescence method for determination of total nitrogen in urine was adopted first action by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.
authors.affiliation: Antek Instruments, Inc., Department of Medical and Nutrition Research, Houston, TX 77090, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Boehm
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000652:urine*; D012015:Reference Standards
chemical_list: D009584:Nitrogen