Quantitation of the main metabolites of vitamin D in a single serum sample. II. Determination by UV-absorption and competitive protein binding assays

Clin Chim Acta. 1980 Jun 10;104(2):147-59. doi: 10.1016/0009-8981(80)90191-6.

Abstract

The present report, together with extraction, separation and purification procedures described previously [1], constitutes a sensitive method for determination of vitamin D and its main metabolites in 2 ml of human serum. By omitting vitamin D itself, 25-OHD, 24,25-(OH)2D, 25,26-(OH)2D and 1,25-(OH)2D could be determined in less than 0.5 ml serum. The quantitation methods described have detection limits of 1.8 pmol for vitamin D, 20 fmol for 25-OHD, 24,25-(OH)2D and 25,26-(OH)2D, and 1 fmol for 1,25-(OH)2D.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Binding, Competitive
  • Chickens
  • Humans
  • Radioligand Assay / methods
  • Vitamin D / blood*
  • Vitamin D / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Vitamin D