title: Determination of cortisol in human plasma by gas chromatography/negative ion chemical ionization/mass spectrometry.
abstract: We report an isotope dilution mass spectrometry method using capillary gas chromatography negative ion chemical ionization for the determination of cortisol in human plasma. Cortisol was derivatized with pentafluoropropionic anhydride at room temperature and measured by selected ion monitoring of the molecular ion. This method utilized d4-cortisol as an internal standard and required only a simple correction for the isotope contribution. A sensitivity as low as 0.02 pmol (s/n > 10) can be achieved easily. Therefore a plasma sample as small as 0.1 ml can be used for the accurate measurement of cortisol in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bier
mesh_terms: D000097:Acetonitriles; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000097:Acetonitriles; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; C068048:pentafluoropropionic anhydride; D006854:Hydrocortisone; C032159:acetonitrile