Urinary NO2- and NO3- evaluation by an ion chromatography system

Biomed Chromatogr. 1998 Mar-Apr;12(2):97-8. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0801(199803/04)12:2<97::AID-BMC734>3.0.CO;2-#.

Abstract

We describe an ion chromatography system using a Dionex AS4A-SC column with carbonate-bicarbonate buffer (1.8-1.7 mM) as eluent for the evaluation of urinary NO2- and NO3-. This chromatographic system gives an accurate measurement of NO2- and NO3- in the urine as an index of NO production in vivo, making also possible to evaluate their relative proportion and providing useful tools to investigate the NO system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anions
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Electrochemistry
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nitrates / urine*
  • Nitrites / analysis*
  • Reference Values

Substances

  • Anions
  • Nitrates
  • Nitrites