We describe the analysis of C26:0-LPC in dried-blood spots (DBS) using a rapid (30 min) and simple extraction procedure, isocratic HPLC resolution of LPC, and structure-specific analysis via negative ion mode tandem mass spectrometry.
In putative normal DBS specimens from newborns (N = 223) C26:0-LPC was 0.09 卤 0.03 渭mol/l whole blood, while in peroxisomal biogenesis disorder (including X-ALD) patients (N = 28) C26:0-LPC was 1.13 卤 0.67 渭mol/l whole blood. Both multiple reaction monitoring and a neutral loss scan (225.1 Da) analysis of DBS were used to analyze LPC.
Compared to a previous report of C26:0-LPC analysis in DBS, the method described here is simpler, faster, and more structure-specific for LPC with C26:0 acyl chains.