Quantitative Analysis of Bile Acid with UHPLC-MS/MS

Methods Mol Biol. 2021:2194:291-300. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0849-4_15.

Abstract

Bile acids are important end products of cholesterol metabolism, having been shown to serve as signaling molecules and intermediates between the host and the gut microbiota. Here we describe a robust and accurate method using ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) for the quantification of bile acids in stool/cecal and tissue samples.

Keywords: Bile acid; Metabolomics; Quantitation; UHPLC-MS/MS.

MeSH terms

  • Bile Acids and Salts / analysis*
  • Bile Acids and Salts / blood
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Feces / chemistry
  • Intestines / chemistry
  • Liver / chemistry
  • Metabolomics / methods*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods*

Substances

  • Bile Acids and Salts