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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 35, 1601-1608, Copyright © 1989 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Investigation of protoporphyrin IX standard materials used in acid- extraction methods, and a proposed correction for the millimolar absorptivity of protoporphyrin IX

EW Gunter, WE Turner and DL Huff
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.

Erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP) has been used for more than 30 years as an indicator of lead intoxication, iron deficiency, and porphyrias. Recently, numerous analytical problems associated with various EP methods have been reported, including a lack of consensus among investigators regarding the best calibration material or analytical procedure. We investigated commercially available protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) standard materials and measured the millimolar absorptivity (m epsilon) of these materials, focusing on variables affecting the determination of their absorptivities. Among the five forms of PPIX available, PPIX dimethyl ester, when hydrolyzed to PPIX free acid, gave the most consistent and reproducible results. This work confirmed our earlier observations, made on more than 600 separate occasions during 12 years, that the m epsilon of PPIX free acid in 1.5 mol/L HCl at the Soret maximum is 297 +/- 1.3 L.mmol-1.cm-1, 19% higher than the arbitrary value of 241 L.mmol-1.cm-1 generally accepted by most investigators but based on unpublished data. We propose that the m epsilon of 297 L.mmol-1.cm-1 for PPIX be adopted and that PPIX dimethyl ester be used for the calibration of acid-extraction methods. A detailed protocol for the preparation and verification of PPIX from the dimethyl ester is available upon request.


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