Analytical method for urinary metabolites as biomarkers for monitoring exposure to phthalates by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Analytical method for urinary metabolites as biomarkers for monitoring exposure to phthalates by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
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尿代谢物作为生物标志物的分析方法,用于通过气相色谱/质谱法监测邻苯二甲酸盐暴露
DOI:
10.1002/bmc.3910
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Toshiaki Yoshida
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作者:
Fujita Misuzu;Sato Yasunori;Nagashima Kengo;Takahashi Sho;Hata Akira;Toshiaki Yoshida
Phthalates, widely used as plasticizers, have been detected in indoor air, but there have been few reports on methods of analyzing urinary metabolites as biomarkers to monitor exposure to di‐n‐pentyl phthalate or di‐n‐hexyl phthalate. Presented here is a cost‐effective and sensitive analytical method for the determination of urinary metabolites of phthalates containing these two compounds. Nine urinary phthalate metabolites were enzymatically hydrolyzed and extracted with toluene: monomethyl phthalate, monoethyl phthalate, monoisobutyl phthalate, mono‐n‐butyl phthalate, mono‐n‐pentyl phthalate, mono‐n‐hexyl phthalate, monocyclohexyl phthalate, monobenzyl phthalate and mono(2‐ethyl‐5‐carboxypentyl) phthalate. After transformation to theirtert‐butyldimethylsilyl derivatives, they were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in the electron impact ionization mode. The calibration curves for the metabolites were linear at urinary concentrations of up to 30 μg/L, showing that they could be determined accurately and precisely (detection limits 0.1–0.4 μg/L, quantification limits 0.3–1.3 μg/L). The urine samples collected could be stored for up to 1 month at −20°C. The proposed analytical method was used to examine urine samples from seven healthy volunteers. This method should be useful for monitoring phthalate exposure in the general population.