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  • P-ISSN 1225-0163
  • E-ISSN 2288-8985

The Analysis of Ethanol Distribution Level in Biological Specimens

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
1998, v.11 no.3, pp.222-228
Hong, Hoon-Gi
Kim, Dong-Wook
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Abstract

Five kinds of packed column and two kinds of capillary column were used to get optimum condition for ethanol analysis by using fifteen different volatile, low molecular weight organic substances. Only two columns, Gaskuropack 54 and DB-1, showed good separation efficiency. In the adding salt-effect experiment 0.6N - perchloric acid, 1M - meta-phosphoric acid and saturated NaCl solution were used for alcohol concentration measurement of biological fluids and tissue specimens. Among adding salt experiment, adding saturated NaCl solution showed the most stable value of alcohol concentration. This fact might be due to the increased vaporization of alcohol in the saturated NaCl solution. In the time-course of blood alcohol concentration, the alcohol level was lineary decreased to the diameter of vessel containing specimens. This result was interpreted in view of ethanol level, weight, water content, and hematocrit value. The ethanol distribution levels were measured from samples of blood and tissue obtained from 25 postmortems cases investigated by NISI. This study showed that the distribution level was decreased in order of brain, blood, kidney, spleen, liver, and lung.

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GC, Ethylalcohol, Content, Blood, Brain, Liver, Sample


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