Identification and determination of salicylic acid and salicyluric acid in urine of people not taking salicylate drugs

Baxter, GJ; Lawrence, JR; Graham, AB; Wiles, D; Paterson, JR

HERO ID

658124

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2002

Language

English

PMID

11853189

HERO ID 658124
In Press No
Year 2002
Title Identification and determination of salicylic acid and salicyluric acid in urine of people not taking salicylate drugs
Authors Baxter, GJ; Lawrence, JR; Graham, AB; Wiles, D; Paterson, JR
Journal Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
Volume 39
Issue Pt 1
Page Numbers 50-55
Abstract BACKGROUND: Salicylic acid (SA) is present in the serum of people who have not taken salicylate drugs. Now we have examined the urine of these subjects and found that it contains SA and salicyluric acid (SU). We have established the identities of these phenolic acids and determined their concentrations. METHODS AND RESULTS: The acidic hydrophobic compounds of urine were separated using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and were detected and quantified electrochemically. Two approaches were used to establish the identity of SA and SU. First, the retention times (Rt) of the substances extracted and those of SA and SU were compared under two sets of chromatographic conditions; the Rt of the compounds suspected to be SA and SU and those of the authentic substances were very similar under both sets of conditions. Second, the unknown substances, isolated by HPLC, were treated with acetyl chloride in methanol and compared with the methyl esters of SA and SU by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; the unknown compounds after esterification had very similar mass spectra and gas chromatographic R, to those of methyl salicylate and methyl salicylurate. The median (n = 10) urinary concentration of SA was 0.56 micromol/L (range 0.07-0.89 micromol/L) and that of SU was 3.20 micromol/L (range 1.32-6.54 micromol/L). SA and its major urinary metabolite, SU, were found in the urine of all of the 10 people examined
Doi 10.1258/0004563021901739
Pmid 11853189
Wosid WOS:000173636400008
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Language Text English
Keyword Acids; Adolescent; Adult; Biochemistry; Chromatography; Chromatography,High Pressure Liquid; Comparative Study; Esterification; Esters; Female; Gas; Hippurates; Human; Male; Mass; Mass Fragmentography; Methanol; methods; Middle Aged; PubMed 2000-07/21/04; Salicylic Acids; Support,Non-U.S.Gov't; Unknown; urine
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