Quantitation of endogenous analytes in biofluid without a true blank matrix.
A method is presented that describes a reliable and practical procedure for quantitation of an analyte present at relatively high background levels in blank (untreated) biological matrixes. Using a "surrogate analyte" approach, an endogenous analyte was quantitated in a variety of biological matrixes containing both very low (<10 ng/mL) and high (>2000 ng/mL) background levels of the desired analyte. This quantitative "surrogate analyte" approach was applied during the development of an HPLC/MS method for alpha-ketoisocaproic acid (KIC), which was identified as a potential biomarker for branched chain amino acid transferase inhibitor activity. Using deuterium-labeled KIC (d(3)) as a surrogate analyte, not an internal standard, to generate the calibration curve, the concentration of KIC in biofluid could be back-calculated based on the regression equation and response factor of KIC to KIC-d(3). In particular, this approach made it possible to prepare standards in control biofluid such as plasma, which greatly facilitated the process of method development. For the validated method, a linear range of 10-5000 ng/mL for KIC-d(3) was observed. Intraday and interday experimental accuracy, calculated as percent error, were in the range of < or =10% for KIC-d(3). This method is simple, rapid, and reliable for the quantitation of KIC in plasma, brain homogenate, cerebrospinal fluid, and other biological samples from discovery and pharmacological studies.[1]References
- Quantitation of endogenous analytes in biofluid without a true blank matrix. Li, W., Cohen, L.H. Anal. Chem. (2003) [Pubmed]
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