For a detailed analysis of UCB (isomers), the method of HPLC was applied (after)50 , as had been used and published by our group4 (link)51 (link) and others52 (link) previously. Briefly, fasting serum samples (stored light-protected in amber vials) were diluted in isocratic mobile phase (methanol, water, n-dioctylamine and acetic acid) and centrifuged. Supernatants were run on a chromatograph (Merck, Hitachi, LaChrom), equipped with a photodiode array detector (PDA, Shimadzu) and a Fortis C18 HPLC column (4.6 × 150 mm, 3 μm), with a Phenomenex C18 HPLC guard column (4 × 3 mm). Sample preparation and analysis followed the previously published protocol4 (link). Unconjugated bilirubin (Frontier Scientific Europe, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK) served as an external standard/quality control. As an internal standard, a reference serum sample was run in each analysis.
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