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Improved fluorometric quantification of urinary xanthurenic acid.

Abstract
Measurement of urinary xanthurenic acid (XA) has been used clinically to study a variety of disorders caused by vitamin B6 deficiency. To obviate some cumbersome steps of current methods for measuring XA in human urine, we have developed a simple fluorometric method. We apply the urine sample to a solid-phase extraction column containing trimethylaminopropyl group bound to silica, which enables us to purify and concentrate the XA from the urine without contamination from various tryptophan metabolites. The XA in the acidic eluate can then be quantified fluorometrically. The linearity of the proposed method extends from 0.2 to 10.0 mg/L. The method is precise, yielding day-to-day CVs for two pooled control specimens (1.08 and 1.90 mg/L) of 1.2% and 2.6%, respectively. Correlation studies with an established HPLC method and with a spectrophotometric procedure showed correlation coefficients of 0.99 and 0.98, respectively. Interference from vitamin C, uric acid, salicylate, acetaminophen, vanillylmandelic acid, and homovanillic acid was insignificant. The proposed method for urinary XA is rapid, simple, and suitable for routine use in the clinical laboratory.
AuthorsM Liu, G R Wang, T Z Liu, K J Tsai
JournalClinical chemistry (Clin Chem) Vol. 42 Issue 3 Pg. 397-401 (Mar 1996) ISSN: 0009-9147 [Print] England
PMID8598102 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Xanthurenates
  • xanthurenic acid
Topics
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Quality Control
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrophotometry (methods)
  • Xanthurenates (urine)

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