Journal
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages 253-258Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2007.10.018
Keywords
L-dopa; metabolism; HPLC
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Levodopa is the medication of choice for Parkinson's disease. The biological complexity of levodopa and of its main derivatives makes their determination important in the clinical field. The aim of this study was to develop an HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of serum concentrations of levodopa, dopamine, 3-O-methyldopa and a-methyldopa. We compared UV and fluorimetric detection of native and derivatised compounds. Though less sensitive than other methods, UV detection is important to exclude naturally fluorescent, interfering substances. Fluorimetric detection of derivatised compounds is more sensitive than UV detection. Since 3-O-methyldopa does not react with the derivatising agent 1,2-diphenylethylenediamine, it cannot be detected. For simultaneous determination of the four compounds after pharmacological treatment of patients we therefore advise fluorimetric detection of the native compound. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.
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