title: HPLC simultaneous determination of glycerol and mannitol in human tissues for forensic analysis.
abstract: A method for simultaneous determination of glycerol and mannitol in various human tissues was devised and for this we used high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Specimens were homogenized in a mixture of chloroform and methanol, phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) and pentaerythritol (IS) solution. After centrifugation, an aliquot of the aqueous layer was evaporated to dryness and derivatized with p-nitrobenzoyl chloride at 50 degrees C for 1h, then applied to HPLC with analytical conditions of: column, CAPCELL PAK C18 MG (250 mm x 3.0 mm i.d., 5 microm, Shiseido Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan); column temperature, 1-2 degrees C; mobile phase, 75% acetonitrile-distilled water containing 0.05% trifluoroacetic acid, 0.05% heptafluoro-n-butyric acid and 0.1% triethylamine; flow rate, 0.5 ml/min; wavelength, 260 nm. Calibration curves for both substances were linear in concentration ranges from 1 to 500 microg/0.1g and correlation coefficients exceeded 0.99. The relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) of the method was evaluated at concentrations of 10 and 100 microg/0.1g, and ranged from 0.84 to 10.6%. Using this method, we determined the regional distribution levels of glycerol and mannitol in various tissues from an autopsied brain dead man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Pathology and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiyoshima
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004234:Diuretics, Osmotic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005990:Glycerol / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008353:Mannitol / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D004234:Diuretics, Osmotic; D008353:Mannitol; D005990:Glycerol