title: LC/MS/MS method for quantitative determination of long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs.
abstract: Long-chain acyl-CoA esters (LCACoAs) are activated lipid species that represent key substrates in lipid metabolism. The relationship between lipid metabolism disorders and type 2 diabetes has attracted much attention to this class of metabolites. This paper presents a highly sensitive and robust on-line LC/MS(2) procedure for quantitative determination of LCACoAs from rat liver. A fast SPE method has been developed without the need for time-consuming evaporation steps for sample preparation. LCACoAs were separated with high resolution using a C18 reversed-phase column at high pH (10.5) with an ammonium hydroxide and acetonitrile gradient. Five LCACoAs (C16:0, C16:1, C18:0 C18:1, C18:2) were quantified by selective multireaction monitoring using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in positive electrospray ionization mode. It is possible to perform a neutral loss scan of 507 for lipid profiling of complex LCACoA mixtures in tissue extracts. The method presented was validated according to ICH guidelines for quantitative determination of five LCACoAs for physiological concentrations in 100-200 mg of tissue with accuracies ranging from 94.8 to 110.8%, interrun precisions between 2.6 and 12.2%, and intrarun precisions between 1.2 and 4.4%. Due to the high sensitivity of the developed method, the amount of tissue biopsied for reliable quantification can be reduced. This may be advantageous in the quantification of LCACoAs in humans.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Technologies and Health Management, Joanneum Research, Auenbruggerplatz 20, 8036 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magnes
authors.forename: Frank M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Sinner
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Regittnig
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Pieber
mesh_terms: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A