Solid-phase extraction-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for the quantification of folate in human plasma or serum

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-51

  Nelson, Bryant C ^a   Pfeiffer, Christine M ^b   Margolis, Sam A ^a   Nelson, Chad P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Methyltetrahydrofolate; Folates; Human plasma; Human serum; Isotope dilution; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASMA (HUMAN);

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE; FOLATES; HUMAN PLASMAS; HUMAN SERUM; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION;

EXTRACTION;

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; FOLATE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MILK; MONITORING; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOASSAY; SERUM; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0346728678     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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