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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41609-0
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This study reports a novel method for the detection/quantification of formaldehyde (HCHO) using cysteamine-mediated scavenging and SPME GC-MS analysis. The results confirm the efficiency and selectivity of cysteamine as an HCHO scavenger, forming a stable thiazolidine amenable to GC-MS quantification. The method shows sensitivity and chemical robustness for quantifying HCHO in biological samples.
Formaldehyde (HCHO) is a toxic and carcinogenic pollutant and human metabolite that reacts with biomolecules under physiological conditions. Quantifying HCHO is essential for ongoing biological and biomedical research on HCHO; however, its reactivity, small size and volatility make this challenging. Here, we report a novel HCHO detection/quantification method that couples cysteamine-mediated HCHO scavenging with SPME GC-MS analysis. Our NMR studies confirm cysteamine as an efficient and selective HCHO scavenger that out-competes O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, the most commonly used scavenger, and forms a stable thiazolidine amenable to GC-MS quantification. Validation of our GC-MS method using FDA and EMA guidelines revealed detection and quantification limits in the nanomolar and micromolar ranges respectively, while analysis of bacterial cell lysate confirmed its applicability in biological samples. Overall, our studies confirm that cysteamine scavenging coupled to SPME GC-MS analysis provides a sensitive and chemically robust method to quantify HCHO in biological samples.
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