A novel, fast and sensitive supercritical fluid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (SFC-MS/MS) method for analysis of arachidonic acid metabolites

作者：Ubhayasekera S J Kumari A^*; Acharya Santosh R; Bergquist Jonas^*

来源：Analyst, 2018, 143(15): 3661-3669.

DOI：10.1039/c8an00788h

The development of a rapid, sensitive and reliable method for the quantification of bioactive arachidonic acid metabolites (AA-metabolites) in biological samples is quite challenging due to the minute concentration, short half-life and their structural complexity arising from different isomers. In this study, a simple, fast and environmentally friendly supercritical fluid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (SFC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for simultaneous measurement of five (PGD(2), PGE(2), PGF(2), 6KetoPGF(1) and LTB4) AA-metabolites in biological samples. These analytes were extracted by protein precipitation followed by separation and quantification. The analysis was completed within 3 minutes. The matrix matched linear calibration ranged from 0.5-100 ng mL(-1) (r(2) 0.995), whilst, the limit of quantification of PGD(2), PGE(2), PGF(2), and LTB4 was 0.5 ng mL(-1) and was 2.5 ng mL(-1) for 6KetoPGF(1). The interday and intraday precisions of the method were less than 15% while the accuracy of most of the analytes varied between 83 and 109%. Finally, as a proof of concept, the method was successfully applied for the determination of eicosanoids in human samples, which expands the possibility to explore physiological states, disease phenotypes, and novel biomarkers.

• 出版日期2018-8-7