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Clinical Chemistry 25: 470-472, 1979;
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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 25, 470-472, Copyright © 1979 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Manual fluorometry of phenylalanine from blood specimens collected on filter paper: a modified procedure

JT Wu, LH Wu, FA Ziter and KO Ash

In this manual fluorometric method, blood samples are used that have been impregnated on the filter paper, a convenient collection technique that is widely used to screen newborns for phenylketonuria. The modified procedure, based on the method of McCaman and Robins [J. Lab Clin. Med. 59, 885 (1962)], includes elution of phenylalanine from specimens on filter paper, removal of proteins by precipitation with trichloroacetic acid at 0 degrees C, and then reaction with ninhydrin- peptide reagent for color development. The standard curve is linear to at least 200 mg/L and the CV is 6.3% for a phenylalanine concentration of 27 mg/L. The modified procedure is suitable both for early screening for phenylketonuria and for monitoring blood phenylalanine of phenylketonurics during dietary therapy.




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