title: Assay of urinary free and conjugated 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethyleneglycol by high-performance liquid chromatography with amperometric detection.
abstract: The aim of this study was to develop an analytical method for free and conjugated 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (MHPG) in urine. After hydrolysis of the conjugated forms, the urinary MHPG was purified by solid-phase extraction on anion exchanger and eluted with a water-methanol (1:1, v/v) mixture. After addition of ethyl acetate to the eluate and back-extraction into acetic acid, the aqueous phase was separated on a C18 column by HPLC and detected amperometrically. The results obtained from forty healthy human subjects were compared with the literature values. The precision and accuracy of the assay were studied using 4-methoxy-3-hydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (iso-MHPG) as internal standard.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie, Centre Hospitalier Regional Thionville, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bourdeaux
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Capolaghi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lacroix
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Younos
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Lehr
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: C030284:3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol sulfate; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol