Method for the Determination of Vitamin K1(20)in Human Plasma by Stable Isotope Dilution/Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
作者:G. Fauler、H. J. Leis、J. Schalamon、W. Muntean、H. Gleispach
DOI:10.1002/(sici)1096-9888(199606)31:6<655::aid-jms339>3.0.co;2-t
日期:1996.6
A method for the quantitative determination of vitamin K-1(20) (VK), an essential cofactor in the carboxylation of clotting factors, is presented. The assay is based on gas chromatography/electron impact mass/spectrometry. The preparation of deuterium-labelled vitamin K-1(20) for use as an internal standard is described. The method involves extraction of Vg from human plasma and its derivatization to the heptafluorobutyryl ester after reduction of one carbonyl group with zinc. The detection limit was found to be 1.0 pg and the limit of quantitation 2.0 pg ml(-1) plasma. This permits the measurement of vitamin K-1(20) even in small quantities of plasma, which is highly desirable in investigations dealing with clotting abnormalities in neonates and infants.