Development of INCAT-GC-MS for analysis of metabolites in urine
- PríF UK, Šafárikovo námestie 6, 81499 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Chemický Ústav PríF UK, Mlynská dolina CH-2, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Katedra Molekulárnej Biologie PríF UK, Mlynská dolina CH-2, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Ústav Chemických a Hydraulických strojov a zariadení, SjF STU, Nám. Slobody 17, 81231 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Katedra Analytickej Chémie PríF UK, Albertov 6, 128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic Ústav Súdnej Medicíny a Toxikologie, Univerzitná Nemocnica, U Nemocnice 2, 128 08 Praha 2, Czech Republic
- o Chi Minh city University of Technology, VNU-HCM, Vietnam
Correspondence to:
Thanh Manh Ngo,
o Chi Minh city University of Technology, VNU-HCM, Vietnam.
Email:
pvphuc@vnuhcm.edu.vn.
Published:
2016-03-31
Abstract
This paper aims to develop a non-solvent microextraction technique using INCAT (Inside Needle Capillary Adsorption Trap) for GC-MS analysis of volatile metabolites in urine. INCATs with different sorbents were tested, resulting in an INCAT with 3 sorbent layers Chromosorb W+ 20% SE-54, Carbopack X and Carboxen 1000 (1 : 1 : 1), which proved to be the most suitable for differentiating and identifying volatile metabolites in urine samples of patients from those of healthy people.