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. 2002 Nov 25;780(2):407-13.
doi: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00632-3.

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for determination of phenylalanine and tyrosine in neonatal blood spots

Chunhui Deng  1 , Yonghui Deng, Bin Wang, Xiuhan Yang
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Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for determination of phenylalanine and tyrosine in neonatal blood spots

Chunhui Deng et al. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. .

Abstract

In this paper we developed a simple, rapid and sensitive method for the quantitative analysis of phenylalanine (Phe) and tyrosine (Tyr) in dried blood spots of newborns by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Phe and Tyr in blood samples were reacted with N-methyl-N-(tert.-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide at 120 degrees C for 30 min and their corresponding single derivatives were obtained. Phe and Tyr were determined by measurement of their derivatives by GC-MS in the selected ion monitoring mode. Contents of Phe and Tyr in blood spots were calculated by external standard method. The ratio of Phe to Tyr was used for neonatal screening for phenylketonuria. The present method only took a few minutes to perform and required minimal sample preparation. In addition it provided low detection limits of 1.2 micromol l(-1) for Phe and 1.6 micromol l(-1)for Tyr.

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