Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 16, 395-397, Copyright © 1975 by Lipid Research, Inc.
A simple, rapid method for measurement of acetate in tissue and serum
RG Richards, CL Mendenhall and J MacGee
A simple and rapid method is described for determining the free acetate
concentration in liver and serum. After extraction, the acetate is
converted to its benzyl ester by thermal degradation of its
benzyldimethylphenylammonium salt in the vaporizer of a gas chromatography.
Good quantitation is achieved in the range of 0.033-2.5 mumoles of acetate
per gram of liver or per milliliter of serum.