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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
Quantitative analysis of free fatty acids was achieved using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) with a meso-tetrakis porphyrin matrix. Cesium acetate was employed as a cationizing agent. The MALDI signal was reproducible and dominated by cesiated cesium carboxylates [RCOOCs + Cs]+. The addition of two Cs ions resulted in a mass shift of 264.8 Da for each fatty acid and greatly reduced background peaks. A linear relationship between fatty acid concentration and corresponding fatty acid to internal standard peak intensity ratio was observed for three representative fatty acids analyzed across a concentration range from 4.40 to 150 microM, with correlation coefficients between 0.986 and 0.987. The application of this method was demonstrated with the analysis of free fatty acids in nonfasted and fasted rat plasmas. A total of eight free fatty acids (14:0, 16:0, 16:1, 17:0, 18:0, 18:1, 18:2, and 20:4) were detected. The relative peak height ratios of the fatty acids to the internal standard allow quantitative measurements of the free fatty acids. It was shown that the levels of free fatty acids were higher in fasted rats than in rats in a nonfasted state. This method is simple, sensitive, and fast. Thus, it provides an appealing tool for the analysis of free fatty acids or other low-molecular weight compounds during drug discovery and/or development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0003-2697
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
354
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
182-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitative analysis of free fatty acids in rat plasma using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry with meso-tetrakis porphyrin as matrix.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study