PartnershipsProducts and SolutionsRECIPE Application – VMA HVA and 5-HIAA Advance

Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) and homovanillic acid (HVA) are final products of the catecholamine #metabolism. The determination of VMA and HVA in #urine serves as a screening test for #neuroblastoma, one of the most common solid tumors in early childhood. 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) is a metabolite of serotonin and is used for the diagnosis of carcinoid tumors.

 

Monitoring these analytes is simple by HPLC with electrochemical detection (ECD) and Recipe have a kit (Part no. 3500), which can be used for 100 analyses with simple sample preparation. The sample prep can be performed manually or #automated with a simple liquid handling system.

 

The Recipe kits can be used with any conventional HPLC system and contains all components required for analysis, such as buffers, reagents for sample preparation, standards, and a matrix calibrator.

 

The kits and individual components are available in the UK & Ireland from Verulam Scientific. If you require analytical instrumentation or wish to automate the process, we supply dedicated HPLC clinical analysers from Antec Scientific and liquid handling solutions from Axel Semrau, who are now Trajan Scientific and Medical. Contact us on 01234 381000 or [email protected] for more information.

 

If you are interested in evaluating a kit but budget is an issue, we can help. Contact us now about our introductory offer and order a kit and analytical column for half the list price of the column!