Abstract
In this paper the methods of different lipid classes analysis using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with charged aerosol detector (CAD) are presented. The methods allowed base-line separation of all investigated egg yolk phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, PC; phosphatidylethanolamine, PE; sphingomyelin, SM; and their lyso forms) and neutral lipid classes (triacylglycerol, TAG; cholesterol, Chol). Total lipids extraction was carried out by the Folch method. The polar and neutral lipid classes were separated by using normal-phase (silica) SPE cartridges. Two different HPLC methodologies (one for polar and one for neutral lipids) for the separation and quantification of lipid classes on a diol column were applied. The methods were optimized and the response and sensitivity of CAD was studied. In terms of linearity, precision, and sensitivity the methods were validated.