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[Determination of mannitol and lactulose in urine by capillary gas chromatography]
P Debord1, M Postaire, C Pham-Huy
1Laboratoire de pharmacie et toxicologie, hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Annales De Biologie Clinique
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Gas capillary chromatography (GCC) determination of mannitol and lactulose in urine after oral intake is a method for assessing the intestinal permeability in various bowel diseases. The method proposed, using gas capillary chromatography with flame ionization detection after silylation of urine residue, gives good results: coefficients of variation varied from 6 to 8.7% for mannitol and 7.5 to 13.7% for lactulose. Detection limit was 5 mg/l for both compounds.