A procedure was devised for the determination of the unconjugated non-protein-bound fraction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) and 3-O-methyl-DOPA (3-OMD) in plasma using a reversed-phase liquid chromatographic system coupled with electrochemical detection. Sample preparation involves rapid isolation of the unbound drugs from the drug-protein complex by ultrafiltration through a membrane with a molecular weight cut-off of 10 000 dalton. One chromatographic run requires less than 10 min. The relative standard deviation is < 3% for the within-assay imprecision and < 4% for the between-assay imprecision. The detection limits for DOPA and 3-OMD are 0.2 and 1.3 ng/ml, respectively.

Determination of free DOPA and 3-O-methyl-DOPA in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. / Melzi d'Eril GV, Rizzo V.. - In: JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A. - ISSN 0021-9673. - 553:C(1991 Aug), pp. 265-269.

Determination of free DOPA and 3-O-methyl-DOPA in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.

Melzi d'Eril GV;
1991

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A procedure was devised for the determination of the unconjugated non-protein-bound fraction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) and 3-O-methyl-DOPA (3-OMD) in plasma using a reversed-phase liquid chromatographic system coupled with electrochemical detection. Sample preparation involves rapid isolation of the unbound drugs from the drug-protein complex by ultrafiltration through a membrane with a molecular weight cut-off of 10 000 dalton. One chromatographic run requires less than 10 min. The relative standard deviation is < 3% for the within-assay imprecision and < 4% for the between-assay imprecision. The detection limits for DOPA and 3-OMD are 0.2 and 1.3 ng/ml, respectively.
Settore BIO/12 - Biochimica Clinica e Biologia Molecolare Clinica
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