title: A novel high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for vitamin D metabolites using a coulometric electrochemical detector.
abstract: A new, highly sensitive HPLC assay method using an electrochemical detector (ECD) for multiple assay of vitamin D metabolites is reported. The assay involves extracting lipids from plasma with methylene chloride and methanol, purification on Zorbax SIL column with 5.5% (v/v) iso-propanol in hexane and quantification by HPLC-ECD. A coulometric system, composed of the dual electrode analytical cell and a guard cell, was used for ECD of the eluting compounds. The potentials applied to detectors 1 and 2 in a dual electrode analytical cell were adjusted to +0.20 V and +0.60 V, respectively. This method is sensitive to 20 pg of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] and of 24R,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [24,25(OH)2D3]. Calibration curves gave linearity from 20-1000 pg for 25(OH)D3 and 24,25(OH)2D3. The detection limit was approximately 50 pg ml-1 for 25(OH)D3 and 24,25(OH)2D3 in plasma. This sensitivity combined with an overall recovery of 25(OH)D3 (81.5 +/- 2.6%, mean +/- S.E.) allows the measurement of trace amount of 25(OH)D3 with only 20 microliters of plasma. Intra- and interassay RSD values were 5.3 and 9.7% for 25(OH)D3 and 6.3 and 9.7% for 24,25(OH)2D3, respectively. Plasma levels of 25(OH)D3 and 24,25(OH)2D3 in normal adults were 15.9 +/- 2.8 ng ml-1 (n = 10) and 1.4 +/- 0.5 ng ml-1 (n = 10), respectively. This method allows the determination of 25(OH)D2 and 25(OH)D3 for evaluating their nutritional and clinical status. From these results, it is concluded that the proposed HPLC-ECD assay system is useful for the determination of vitamin D metabolites in biological fluids as a highly sensitive physicochemical method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygienic Sciences, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanedai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D015650:24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3 / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000097:blood; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; D015650:24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3; C104450:25-hydroxyvitamin D