title: Fluorimetric determination of pantothenic acid in foods by liquid chromatography with post-column derivatization.
abstract: A method to determine the content of free pantothenic acid in various foods by reverse phase liquid chromatography-fluorimetry is reported. It includes a purification of the samples by successive passages through anion and cation exchange cartridges and a post-column derivatization of pantothenic acid as the fluorescent 1-alkylthio-2-alkylisoindole (reaction of beta-alanin, formed by hot alkaline hydrolysis of pantothenic acid, with orthophthaldialdehyde in the presence of 3-mercaptopropionic acid). An enzymatic hydrolysis prior to the purification step (pepsin at 50 degrees C for 3 h, then pantetheinase and alkaline phosphatase at 20 degrees C for 18 h) made it possible to release the bound pantothenic acid and thus to obtain the total Vitamin B5 content of these foodstuffs. The method proposed for the determination of free and bound pantothenic acid gives a good recovery rate (96-101%) and a satisfactory repeatability (R.S.D.r less than 8%). Owing to its low detection limit (0.65 microg g(-1)) and the good resolution of the pantothenic acid peak, it could most probably be applied to the determination of this vitamin in any foodstuff.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Sciences de l'Alimient (UMR 7512), Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67400 Illkirch, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pakin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergaentzlé
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hubscher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aoudé-Werner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hasselmann
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D010205:Pantothenic Acid / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D010205:Pantothenic Acid