Measurement of bisphenol A levels in human blood serum and ascitic fluid by HPLC using a fluorescent labeling reagent

J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2003 Jan 15;30(6):1743-9. doi: 10.1016/s0731-7085(02)00516-2.

Abstract

A sensitive column-switching HPLC method with fluorescence detection was developed for the determination of bisphenol A (BPA) in human blood serum and ascitic fluid samples. 4-(4,5-Diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzoyl chloride (DIB-Cl) was used as the fluorescent label, and the excess reagent was removed by a column-switching technique. Liquid-liquid extraction with chloroform was used for the pretreatment of serum and ascitic fluid samples. BPA in both the samples could be determined in the concentration range of 0.1-7.0 ppb with the detection limit of 0.04 ppb at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The recoveries of BPA spiked to serum and ascitic fluid were 78.6 and 77.7%, respectively. The mean concentrations of BPA (n=9) in maternal and umbilical cord blood sera obtained from healthy pregnant women were 0.46+/-0.20 and 0.62+/-0.13 ppb, respectively. BPA levels (n=21) in blood sera and ascitic fluid obtained from the patients with sterility were also determined to be 0.46+/-0.20 and 0.56+/-0.19 ppb, respectively. Relationships of BPA concentrations were observed between maternal and umbilical cord blood serum samples (r=0.626), as well as blood serum and ascitic fluid samples (r=0.785).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ascitic Fluid / chemistry*
  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Dyes / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Phenols / blood*
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / metabolism
  • Pregnancy

Substances

  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Phenols
  • bisphenol A