초록
혈청 내 콜레스테롤을 정량분석하기 위한 일차분석법으로 동위원소희석 액체크로마토그래피/질량분석법(isotope dilution liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry)을 사용하였다. 콜레스테롤은 Thermo ODS hypersil $C^{18}$ 칼럼을 사용하여 분리하였고, 이동상은 100% 메탄올, 유속은 0.3 mL/min으로 하였다. 콜레스테롤과 콜레스테롤-$3,4-13C_2$는 $[M-H_2O+H]^+$이온에 해당하는 m/z 369.4와 371.3에서 모니터링하여 정량에 합당한 크로마토그램을 얻을 수 있었다. 방법의 유효성을 증명하기 위해서 NIST SRM 909b를 분석한 결과 인증값과 불확도 범위 내에서 일치하는 것을 확인하였다. 이 방법을 바탕으로 혈청 인증표준 물질 4 종류를 제조하여 인증을 실시하였다. 인증 결과, 반복성의 상대표준오차는 0.1~0.8%, 재현성의 경우 0.24%이하, 확장 불확도는 95% 신뢰도구간에서 약 1.43%로 나타났다.
An ID LC/MS (isotope dilution liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry) was used as a primary method for the quantitative analysis of cholesterol in human serum. The separation of cholesterol was carried out by Thermo ODS hypersil $C^{18}$ column. The mobile phase was 100% methanol, and flow rate was $0.3m{\ell}/min$. Cholesterol and cholesterol-$3,4-13C_2$ were monitored at m/z 369.4 and 371.3, which correspond to $[M-H_2O+H]^+$ respectively. In order to verify the measurement method, NIST SRM 909b was analyzed. The results agreed well with certified values within uncertainty. The four kinds of serum certified reference material were prepared and certified. The repeatabilities of measurement were ranged from 0.1 to 0.8% (RSD), which were relatively good. The reproducibility between independent measurement run was below 0.24% (RSD). The expanded uncertainty was about 1.43% within the 95% confidence interval.