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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-14
pubmed:abstractText
The apparent amount of 2,5-hexanedione, a biomarker of n-hexane expsoure in occupational health, in the urine of both exposed and non-exposed subjects varied not only as a function of the pH at which the urine sample was hydrolyzed but also depending on the capillary column used for gas chromatographic (GC) analysis of the urinary hydrolyzates after extraction with dichloromethane. The formation of a compound, identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) as 2-acetylfuran, following acid hydrolysis was a major cause of confounding effects. This compound was hardly separated from 2.5-hexanedione on a capillary column such as DB-WAX, whereas separation could be achieved on a DB-1 capillary column. 2-Acetylfuran was formed when a urine sample was heated at a pH of less than 2 for hydrolysis, and the amount detected in urine did not differ between exposed and non-exposed subjects, indicating that the formation of 2-acetylfuran is independent of n-hexane exposure. When urinary hydrolysis is used, hydrolysis at a pH of less than 0.5, extraction with dichloromethane, and GC analysis on a non-polar capillary column are proposed to be the best analytical conditions for 2,5-hexanedione analysis in biological monitoring of exposure to n-hexane.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-0131
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
2-Acetylfuran, a confounder in urinalysis for 2,5-hexanedione as an n-hexane exposure indicator.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article