Separation, detection and quantitative analysis of urinary beta-phenylethylamine
Boulton, A.A.; Milward, L.
Journal of Chromatography 57(2): 287-296
1971
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-9673 PMID: 5575724 Document Number: 33164
A method for the analysis of phenylethylamine based on the formation of a fluorophore with alloxan is described. The procedure is simple, relatively specific and fairly sensitive. A linear relation exists between the concentration of the amine and fluorescence. Application to the analysis of urine obtained from a control population reveals that the excretion of free phenylethylamine is approximately 47 mu g/24 h; conjugated phenylethylamine excretion is variable in the range 34-365 mu g/24 h.