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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 41, 148-154, January 2000
Copyright © 2000 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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A rapid method for the extraction and determination of vitamin E metabolites in human urine

Correspondence to: John K. Lodge

A method for the direct extraction and routine analysis of the vitamin E metabolites - and -carboxyethyl hydroxychroman (- and -CEHC) from human urine has been developed. A relatively small sample volume (5 ml) can be used and, after enzymatic hydrolysis of the conjugated forms and acidification, the metabolites are extracted with diethyl ether. Recovery of - and -CEHC was compared to that of trolox, used as an internal standard, added to 24-h urine collections from vitamin E-unsupplemented volunteers. Various solvent conditions were initially tested; acidification and ether extraction gave the highest recovery. It was found that after addition and extraction from urine, trolox, - and -CEHC are recovered to a similar extent, hence trolox is viable as an internal standard. The samples were analyzed by both GC and HPLC with electrochemical detection (ECD). HPLC-ECD was found to give higher selectivity and higher sensitivity compared to GC or HPLC with UV detection at 290 nm. The HPLC-ECD detection limit was 10 fmol, linearity (r² > 0.98) was achieved in the range of 40 to 200 fmol, which was found to be optimal for 24-h urines from unsupplemented subjects. Inter-sample variability was typically 2–5%. This greater sensitivity and selectivity means that vitamin E metabolites can be analyzed even in unsupplemented subjects. It is also possible to measure unconjugated forms of the metabolites. Typically these were found to represent ~10% of the total - and -CEHC.

This method can be used routinely for the determination of vitamin E metabolites in urine. The new extraction and detection methods described are relatively quick, less laborious, and more cost-effective than previously available methods.—Lodge, J. K., M. G. Traber, A. Elsner, and R. Brigelius-Flohé. A rapid method for the extraction and determination of vitamin E metabolites in human urine. J. Lipid Res. 2000. 41: 148–154.

Supplementary key words: -CEHC, -CEHC, LLU-, -tocopherol, -tocopherol, trolox, extraction, HPLC-ECD

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