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. 1977 Dec 1;81(2):203-8.
doi: 10.1016/0009-8981(77)90012-2.

A rapid and sensitive gas-liquid chromatographic procedure for the micro determination of sodium valproate (sodium di-N-propylacetate) in plasma or serum

A J Fellenberg, A C Pollard

A rapid and sensitive gas-liquid chromatographic procedure for the micro determination of sodium valproate (sodium di-N-propylacetate) in plasma or serum

A J Fellenberg et al. Clin Chim Acta. .

Abstract

A gas-liquid chromatographic procedure for the micro determination of sodium valproate is described. Valproic acid is extracted from acidified plasma or serum into n-heptane containing an internal standard (octanoic acid) and after phase separation an aliquot is analysed by gas-liquid chromatography. The procedure is rapid, reliable, sensitive and specific. It requires 25--50 microliter sample for a single estimation, has a detection threshold of less than 10 mumol/l, and is suitable for routine clinical use.

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