Determination of human urinary metabolites of the plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) by online-SPE-HPLC-MS/MS. 2019

Alexandra Nehring, and Daniel Bury, and Hans-Willi Kling, and Tobias Weiss, and Thomas Brüning, and Holger M Koch
Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany. Electronic address: nehring@ipa-dguv.de.

Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) is a plasticizer and phthalate substitute used in various consumer products. Relevant population exposures have to be assumed. In this study we describe the determination of three specific side chain-oxidized monoester metabolites of DEHA, mono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl adipate (5OH-MEHA), mono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl adipate (5oxo-MEHA), and mono-5-carboxy-2-ethylpentyl adipate (5cx-MEPA) in human urine as potential biomarkers of DEHA exposure. After enzymatic hydrolysis, urine samples were analyzed by online turbulent flow chromatography for matrix depletion and analyte enrichment coupled to liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-triple quadrupole-tandem mass spectrometry (online-SPE-LC-MS/MS). For quantification stable isotope dilution was applied with limits of quantification of 0.05 μg/L for 5cx-MEPA and 5OH-MEHA, and 0.1 μg/L for 5oxo-MEHA. Method accuracies (relative recoveries) were between 92 and 109%, and relative standard deviations <5%. We investigated the applicability of the method for internal DEHA exposure assessment in six volunteers who had consumed food wrapped in commercial PVC-cling film containing DEHA and in two small pilot populations without known DEHA exposure (44 pregnant Brazilian women and 32 German adults). In the cling film experiment, we could quantify all three metabolites in all post exposure urine samples, with 5cx-MEPA being most prominent (0.30-10.2 μg/L), followed by 5OH-MEHA (0.12-4.31 μg/L) and 5oxo-MEHA (0.12-2.84 μg/L). In the Brazilian and German samples we could detect DEHA exposures in 43 and 9% of all samples, again with 5cx-MEPA as the most prominent metabolite. Based on validation and pilot biomonitoring results, the method has proven appropriate for DEHA biomonitoring and will be applied in future metabolism and population studies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010968 Plasticizers Materials incorporated mechanically in plastics (usually PVC) to increase flexibility, workability or distensibility; due to the non-chemical inclusion, plasticizers leach out from the plastic and are found in body fluids and the general environment. Plasticizer
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000272 Adipates Derivatives of adipic acid. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain a 1,6-carboxy terminated aliphatic structure. Adipic Acids,Hexanedioic Acids,Acids, Adipic,Acids, Hexanedioic
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D014556 Urine Liquid by-product of excretion produced in the kidneys, temporarily stored in the bladder until discharge through the URETHRA.

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