Determination of 2-Arachidonoylglycerol by μSPE-LC-MS/MS

Methods Mol Biol. 2016:1412:19-26. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3539-0_3.

Abstract

LC-MS/MS is a powerful analytical technique that provides unequivocal identification and reliable quantification of the analytes, using Selected Reaction Monitoring or Multi Reaction Monitoring acquisition mode.2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) is the most abundant endocannabinoid, which plays a major role in a wide variety of physiological and pathological processes. Analysis of 2-AG by means of LC-MS/MS allows the detection of very low concentrations in biological samples. Here, we describe how to determine 2-AG levels in tiny samples of tissues and plasma through LC-MS/MS, by using very quick and easy to perform extraction procedures, with reduced solvent consumption.

Keywords: 2-AG; LC-MS/MS; Plasma; Tissue; μSPE.

MeSH terms

  • Arachidonic Acids / blood*
  • Arachidonic Acids / chemistry*
  • Arachidonic Acids / isolation & purification
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Endocannabinoids / blood*
  • Endocannabinoids / chemistry*
  • Endocannabinoids / isolation & purification
  • Glycerides / blood*
  • Glycerides / chemistry*
  • Glycerides / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Liquid-Liquid Extraction
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Arachidonic Acids
  • Endocannabinoids
  • Glycerides
  • glyceryl 2-arachidonate