Two-dimensional liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry for vitamin D metabolite profiling including the C3-epimer-25-monohydroxyvitamin D3

A method based on automated on-line solid phase extraction coupled to two-dimensional liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (SPE-2DLC-MS/MS) is here reported for vitamin D metabolite profiling in human serum with absolute quantitation. Two-dimensional LC was configured with two complementary analytical columns, pentafluorophenyl (PFP) and C18 phases, for determination of 25 hydroxyvitamin D3 epimers and the resting...