METHOD OF QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF BLOOD ACETIC, PROPIONIC, ISOBUTYRIC, BUTYRIC, VALERIC, ISOCAPRONIC AND CAPRONIC ACIDS BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC G01N33/50 G01N30/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention describes a method of quantitative evaluation of blood acetic, propionic, isobutyric, butyric, valeric, isocapronic and capronic acids by gas chromatography analysis wherein a blood sample is acidified with 1 % sulphuric acid to pH 2-3, evaluated acids are extracted with isobutyl alcohol volume of which is related to the blood sample volume as 1:1. The protein separation is enabled by centrifugation. 2-3 drops of 0.4 % alkali is added, and the extract is evaporated dry, further the solid residue is added consistently with 1 % sulphuric acid and isobutyl alcohol that is followed with gas chromatography separation of the mixed acids in a capillary column with a flame ionisation detector, and the amount of each acid is evaluated by a calibration diagram.

EFFECT: higher sensitivity and accuracy of the method of quantitative evaluation of acetic, propionic, isobutyric, butyric, valeric, isocapronic and capronic acids if found in blood together.

5 cl, 1 ex, 4 tbl