METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF CONCENTRATION OF SEROTONIN AND HISTAMINE IN BIOLOGICAL FLUID Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, analytical biochemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to laboratory methods of investigations. Method involves sampling specimen from patient to be inspected, extraction of serotonin and histamine from a specimen, chromatography of extract and determination of concentration of serotonin and histamine by the fluorescence intensity value. Saliva is used as biological fluid. Saliva by volume 1 ml is extracted with 4 ml of 1 N hydrochloric acid solution, 2 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate and 5 ml of mixture of butanol and chloroform in the ratio 3:2 are added, extract is shaken up and centrifuged. Organic phase (4 ml) is sucked off from extract and passed through chromatography column (diameter is 3 mm, height is 16 mm) filled with ion-exchange resin KB-4 or KB-4P-2 or Bio Rex-70 in H⁺-form, size of granules is 0.1 ± 0.02 mm. Histamine is eluted with 4 ml of 0.1 N hydrochloric acid at the rate of eluting solution 0.4 ml/min. Histamine concentration is determined by reaction with ortho-phthalic aldehyde dissolved in ethanol. Serotonin concentration is determined by reaction with ninhydrin in organic passed through column. Method provides assaying the saliva concentration of serotonin and histamine with high precision.

EFFECT: improved assay method.