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Analysis of Valproic Acid, Salicylic Acid and Ibuprofen in Whole Blood by GC-MS
Jon B Stephenson1, Melanie L Flater2, Lisa T Bain2
1GBI Division of Forensic Sciences, P.O. Box 370808, Decatur, GA, USA jon.stephenson@gbi.ga.gov.
Abstract:
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation utilized a silylation method of analysis for low molecular weight carboxylic acids in the past. Due to the negative impact such derivatizations can have on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems an alternative means of analysis was investigated. The described method is a whole blood solid phase extraction of valproic acid, salicylic acid and ibuprofen utilizing butylation for sensitivity and improved chromatography by GC-MS. The method produced a limit of detection and limit of quantitation at 1 mg/L for valproic acid, 2 mg/L for salicylic acid and 0.25 mg/L for ibuprofen. The variability based upon the middle of the calibration curve estimated to be 7% for valproic acid, 8% for salicylic acid and 11% for ibuprofen established upon a 95% confidence interval, with the highest percent coefficient of variation being 5.3% for ibuprofen.
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