Gas chromatography–electron-capture detection of urinary methylhippuric acid isomers as biomarkers of environmental exposure to xylene

Buratti, M; Pellegrino, O; Valla, C; Fustinoni, S; Brambilla, G; Colombi, A

HERO ID

1058498

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1999

Language

English

PMID

10080637

HERO ID 1058498
In Press No
Year 1999
Title Gas chromatography–electron-capture detection of urinary methylhippuric acid isomers as biomarkers of environmental exposure to xylene
Authors Buratti, M; Pellegrino, O; Valla, C; Fustinoni, S; Brambilla, G; Colombi, A
Journal Journal of Chromatography. Biomedical Applications
Volume 723
Issue 1-2
Page Numbers 95-104
Abstract BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. Methylhippuric acid isomers (MHAs), urinary metabolites of xylenes, were determined, after clean-up by C18-SPE and esterification with hexafluoroisopropanol and diisopropylcarbodiimide, by GC with ECD detection, on an SPB-35 capillary column (30 ml 0.32 mm I.D., 0.25 mum film thickness, beta = 320). S-benzyl-mercapturic acid was used for internal standardization. Chromatographic conditions were: oven temperature 162? C, for 14.2 min; ramp by 30? C/min to 190? C, for 3.5 min; ramp by 30? C/min to 250? C, for 4 min; helium flow rate: 1.7 ml/min; detector and injector temperature: 300? C. The sample (1 mul) was injected with a split injection technique (split ratio 5:1). MHA recovery was and gt;95% in the 0.5-20 mumol/l range; the limit of detection was and lt;0.25 mumol/l; day-to-day precision, at 2 mumol/l, was Cv and lt;10%. Urinary MHAs were determined in subjects exposed to different low-level sources of xylenes: (a) tobacco smoking habit and (b) BTX urban air pollution (airbor
Doi 10.1016/s0378-4347(98)00482-4
Pmid 10080637
Wosid WOS:000078700800011
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378434798004824
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Language Text English
Keyword xylene; methylhippuric acid
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