Screening of amino acids in dried blood spots by stable isotope derivatization-liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Twelve diagnostically important amino acids in DBS were screened by stable isotope derivatization reagents assisted LC-MS. [Display omitted] Direct infusion mass spectrometry (DIMS) is a powerful technique in clinical diagnosis for screening neonatal amino acid metabolic disorders from dried blood s...
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Summary: | Twelve diagnostically important amino acids in DBS were screened by stable isotope derivatization reagents assisted LC-MS.
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Direct infusion mass spectrometry (DIMS) is a powerful technique in clinical diagnosis for screening neonatal amino acid metabolic disorders from dried blood spots (DBS). However, DIMS sometimes generated false-positive results for analysis of amino acids. In this work, we utilized a stable isotope derivatization method, combining with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (SID-LC-MS), to improve the specificity for screening amino acids in DBS specimens. A pair of isotope reagents, p-(dimethylamino)phenyl isothiocyanate (DMAP-NCS) and 4-isothiocyanato-N,N-bis(methyl-[2H2])aniline ([2H4]DMAP-NCS), was synthesized and used to label amino acids in DBS specimens. The [2H4]DMAP-NCS labelled amino acid standards were used as internal standards to compensate the matrix effect. This method was validated by measuring linearity, recovery and accuracy. The results showed that the developed SID-LC-MS method can be used for sensitive and selective determination of 12 diagnostically important amino acids in DBS specimens. |
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ISSN: | 1001-8417 1878-5964 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.03.003 |