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Determination of Primary Fatty Acid Amides in Different Biological Fluids by LC-MS/MS in MRM Mode With Synthetic Deuterated Standards: Influence of Biofluid Matrix on Sample Preparation

Determination of Primary Fatty Acid Amides in Different Biological Fluids by LC-MS/MS in MRM Mode With Synthetic Deuterated Standards: Influence of Biofluid Matrix on Sample Preparation

L S Castillo-Peinado, M A López-Bascón, A Mena-Bravo, M D Luque de Castro, F Priego-Capote

Talanta. 2019 Feb 1;193:29-36.

PMID: 30368294

Abstract:

The recent growing interest in primary fatty acid amides (PFAMs) is due to the broad range of physiological effects they exhibit as bioindicator of pathological states. These bioactive lipids are usually in biological samples at the nanomolar level, making their detection and identification a challenging task. A method for quantitative analysis of seven main PFAMs (lauramide, myristamide, linoleamide, palmitamide, oleamide, stearamide and behenamide) in four human biofluids -namely, urine, plasma, saliva and sweat- is here reported. Two sample preparation procedures were compared to test their efficiency in each biofluid: solid-phase extraction (SPE) and protein precipitation. The latter was the best for plasma and urine, while the analysis of saliva and sweat required an SPE step for subsequent suited determination of PFAMs. Detection of the seven metabolites was performed by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. Quantitative analysis was supported on the use of stable isotopically labeled internal standards (SIL-ISs) in the calibration method, which required the synthesis of each IS from the precursor deuterated fatty acids. Detection limits for the target analytes were within 0.3-3 ng mL-1. The method was applied to a small cohort of male and female volunteers (n = 6) to estimate the relative concentration profiles in the different biofluids. The analytical features of the method supported its applicability in clinical studies aimed at elucidating the role of PFAMs metabolism.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP3061754	Behenamide		3061-75-4	Price

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