title: Capillary electrophoresis for the determination of albumin binding capacity and free bilirubin in jaundiced neonates.
abstract: This study develops a capillary electrophoresis/frontal analysis (CE/FA) method to separate free bilirubin from its albumin bound complex, with only small-sized samples. Under our optimized conditions, CE/FA is proven to be a simple and accurate method in assaying the concentration of free bilirubin in the jaundiced serum. Upon saturation of albumin-binding, the amount of bilirubin added to the serum bears a linear relationship with the absorbance at OD44OnM (R = .9987, P < .00001). Application of this method to study jaundiced neonates has yielded precise data on the residual binding capacity, which may be of significant therapeutic implications. The CE/FA method we have developed appears to be promising and applicable for clinical use as it is highly reproducible and it only requires a small sample size for tests. Our method should be an invaluable adjunct to the neonatal management of hyperbilirubinaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, The University of Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: D X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood*; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D001241:Aspirin; D001663:Bilirubin