Exocrine pancreatic function as determined in a same-day test with use of bentiromide and p-aminosalicylic acid.
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 32 (6) , 1010-1012
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/32.6.1010
Abstract
We describe a new approach to the bentiromide test of exocrine pancreatic function, p-Aminosalicylic acid (PAS), a compound closely related to the bentiromide fragment p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), is used as a marker of the pharmacokinetic behavior of PABA to derive a PABA excretion index. This index is identical to that derived with [14C]-PABA. Concentrations of both PABA and PAS are measured in urine by "high-performance" liquid chromatography, which avoids the drug interferences encountered with established assays of PABA. We discuss the practical and diagnostic advantages of this new approach to the bentiromide test.Keywords
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