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The stability of five selenium compounds, selenate, Se(VI), selenourea, SeUr, trimethylselenonium ion, TMSe+, selenomethionine, SeMet, and selenoethionine, SeEt, at concentrations from 30–60 µg L–1 in a pooled human urine, stored in dark at –20 °C, 4 °C, or ambient temperature (ca. 25 °C), without addition of any stabilizing reagent was evaluated. The investigated Se species were determined independently by mixed ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric (ICP–MS) detection. The general trend is the lower the temperature used for storage, the higher the stability of Se species, when other conditions such as light, acidity, and container material are kept constant. On the basis of these results it is considered that the storage of urine samples at –20 °C for a short-term (within one month) is safe for Se speciation analysis. Long-term storage of urine samples for speciation analysis should, however, be undertaken with caution.
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Zheng, J., Shibata, Y. & Tanaka, A. Study of the stability of selenium compounds in human urine and determination by mixed ion-pair reversed-phase chromatography with ICP–MS detection. Anal Bioanal Chem 374, 348–353 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-002-1425-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-002-1425-5