Simultaneously quantifying hundreds of acylcarnitines in multiple biological matrices within ten minutes using ultrahigh-performance liquid-chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry

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Acylcarnitines are metabolic intermediates of fatty acids and branched-chain amino acids having vital biofunctions and pathophysiological significances. Here, we developed a high-throughput method for quantifying hundreds of acylcarnitines in one run using ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). This enabled simultaneous quantification of 1136 acylcarnitines (C0-C26) within 10-min with good sensitivity (limit of detection < 0.7 fmol), linearity (correlation coefficient > 0.992), accuracy (relative error < 20%), precision (coefficient of variation (CV), CV < 15%), stability (CV < 15%), and inter-technician consistency (CV < 20%, n = 6). We also established a quantitative structure-retention relationship (goodness of fit > 0.998) for predicting retention time (tR) of acylcarnitines with no standards and built a database of their multiple reaction monitoring parameters (tR, ion-pairs, and collision energy). Furthermore, we quantified 514 acylcarnitines in human plasma and urine, mouse kidney, liver, heart, lung, and muscle. This provides a rapid method for quantifying acylcarnitines in multiple biological matrices.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Journal of pharmaceutical analysis - 14(2024), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite 140-148

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Jingxian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Qinsheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lianglong [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Biru [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Men [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Qingxia [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Huiru [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acylcarnitine
Journal Article
Molecular phenotype
Quantitative structure-retention relationship
UPLC-MS/MS

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Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jpha.2023.10.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368430618