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Trace enrichment of phenylcarboxylic acids from a model biological fluid and serum of human blood
Author(s) -
Popov Alexander Y.,
Blinnikova Zinaida K.,
Tsyurupa Maria P.,
Davankov Vadim A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of separation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.72
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1615-9314
pISSN - 1615-9306
DOI - 10.1002/jssc.201900258
Subject(s) - sorbent , chromatography , solid phase extraction , chemistry , extraction (chemistry) , detection limit , polystyrene , sorption , trace amounts , adsorption , polymer , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The study was focused on the development of a solid‐phase extraction protocol for seven phenylcarboxylic acids from albumin solutions by using unmodified hyper‐cross‐linked polystyrene restricted access materials with crosslinking degrees varying from 100 to 400% (four of the acids are known to be markers of sepsis). The breakthrough volume of the most hydrophilic 3,4‐dihydroxybenzoic acid rises as the sorbent bridging extent grows. Inversely, the breakthrough volume of the most hydrophobic 3‐phenylpropionic acid was found to decrease considerably when the degree of crosslinking exceeds 200%. This unusual pattern is because of the superposition of two opposite tendencies. Increasing substitution extent of phenyls facilitates their π‐π‐interactions with polar compounds whereas rising density of the network reduces the accessibility of sorption sites to all solutes. Mini‐cartridges containing 30 mg of an optimal sorbent take up the acids completely and reversibly, the recoveries being close to 100% even in the presence of high concentrations of albumin. By coupling the developed solid‐phase extraction with high‐performance liquid chromatography and diode array detection technique, we managed to determine quantitatively phenylcarboxylic acids in the serum of a healthy patient blood, and the recoveries varied from 93 to 100% while the limit of quantification was (4–9) × 10 −7 M.