1H-NMR assay of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine in AL721

A 1H-NMR based method has been developed for the assay of phosphatidylcholine (PC), and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) in AL721. The assay was based on the comparison of NMR signal intensities of the choline and the ethanolamine moiety of PC and PE, respectively, to the signal of imidazole, the internal standard. The assay was reliable and more accurate than the commonly used LC or TLC methods. The uncertainty, due primarily to signal intensities, of the 1H-NMR method was estimated at less than 3%.