Direct tandem mass spectrometric analysis of amino acids in dried blood spots without chemical derivatization for neonatal screening

Nagy, Kornél and Takáts, Z. and Pollreisz, Ferenc and Szabó, T. and Vékey, Károly (2003) Direct tandem mass spectrometric analysis of amino acids in dried blood spots without chemical derivatization for neonatal screening. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, 17 (9). pp. 983-990. ISSN 0951-4198

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Abstract

Neonatal screening performed by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry is a powerful technique in clinical diagnostics. In the present paper an alternative to the widely accepted method involving butylation has been developed. In the new method butylation is not required, and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) was used instead of constant neutral loss scanning. The method was optimized for detection of 23 L-amino acids in their native form. Quantitation was based on isotope-labeled internal standards, calibration curves were linear from 0 to 500 mumol/L, and detection limits were in the range 2-42 mumol/L. The utility of the present technique is illustrated in the case of one neonate suffering from citrullinaemia.

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