Determination of 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylglycol (DHPG) by HPLC with coulometric detection, and correlation with 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) in human plasma

✍ Scribed by F. Karege; J.-M. Gaillard; R. Tissot; J.-M. Azorin; M. Valli

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 324 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0269-3879
• DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1130020109

✦ Synopsis

A method for determining plasma 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (DHPG), a central noradrenaline (NA) metabolite, is described. The method used HPLC with dual coulometric detection set in screen mode of operation. The isolation of DHPG and related catecholamines (noradrenaline, dopamine and dihydroxybenzylamine) was performed on :-cid washed alumina extracted with 0.2 M HCIO, containing EDTA (0.2%), and reduced glutathione as stabilizer. A reversed phase column with an eluting system containing 0.025 M citric acid-sodium hydrogen phosphate buffer in the ratio 3:2 (v:v) and 5% methanol was used. The experimental results of plasma DHPG levels compared favourably with the results from the literature, and a positively significant correlation with plasma MHPG was found. This method could be used as an alternative in central NA assessment.