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. 1997 Mar 7;690(1-2):7-13.
doi: 10.1016/s0378-4347(96)00391-x.

Liquid chromatographic-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometric determination of anandamide and its analogs in rat brain and peripheral tissues

D Koga  1 , T Santa, T Fukushima, H Homma, K Imai
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Liquid chromatographic-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometric determination of anandamide and its analogs in rat brain and peripheral tissues

D Koga et al. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. .

Abstract

A simple and selective method for the determination of anandamide (arachidonoylethanolamide), an endogenous cannabinoid receptor ligand, and its analogs with liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (LC-APCI-MS) was developed. The calibration curve for standard anandamide was linear over the range 625 fmol-125 pmol per injection (r = 0.999) with a precision of 1.0% (C.V.) at 25 pmol. The detection limit attained was 200 fmol per injection at a signal-to-noise ratio of 2. Anandamide and its analogs were extracted from rat brain and peripheral tissues according to the method of Folch, and the recovery of anandamide from rat brain homogenates was 67.0-72.6%. The method was applied to their determination in rat brain and peripheral tissues.

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