Chromatographic methods for blood alcohol determination |
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Authors: | F Tagliaro and G Lubli S Ghielmi D Franchi M Marigo |
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Institution: | Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, Policlinic, 37134 Verona Italy Institute of Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, 25100 Brescia Italy Glaxo Research Laboratories, Verona Italy Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, Policlinic, 37134 Verona Italy |
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Abstract: | This review is focused on the different chromatographic strategies for blood alcohol determination which can be adopted for clinical and/or forensic purposes. Particular attention is paid to gas chromatography and to high-performance liquid chromatography. However, other analytical techniques in common use, such as chemical and enzymic methods, are also briefly presented, together with some, at present unusual or experimental, approaches, such as enzymic reactors and catalytic electrodes, which are suitable for application in column liquid chromatography. Finally, mention is made of the methods for the determination of acetaldehyde, the major ethanol metabolite, and of some proposed markers of chronic alcohol abuse, such as acetaldehyde—protein adducts and carbohydrate-deficient transferrin. In order to give the background of knowledge for the rational choice of an analytical strategy, an updated outline of ethanol metabolism and toxicology is presented, together with basic information for the interpretation of the results. Problems concerning blood sampling and storage are also discussed. |
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