Evaluation of lipid extraction methods for fatty acid quantification and compound-specific δ < sup > 13 < /sup > C and δ < sup > 2 < /sup > H < sub > n < /sub > analyses

In this study, we examined the efficacy of seven well-established sample preparation methods, specifically focusing on their effectiveness in total lipid and fatty acid extraction and their impact on compound-specific stable hydrogen (δ2H) and carbon (δ13C) isotope values. We also considered the repercussions of FA removal efficacy on residual bulk tissue δ2Hn analysis, because lipids typically have low δ2H values. Our findings showed that in most cases chloroform-based extraction methods outperformed those without chloroform. While discrepancies were not as evident for smaller organisms, such as plankton, marked variations were discernible in the extraction efficiencies for muscle and liver samples, which was also manifested in the residual bulk tissue δ2Hn results. Notably, most extraction methods had little effect on specific δ13C or δ2H isotope values of FA; instead, an emphasis should be on using an extraction method that achieves optimal baseline peak separation of the chromatograms for C and H isotope measurements.PMID:38163617 | DOI:10.1016/j.ab.2023.115455
Source: Analytical Biochemistry - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Source Type: research