“…However, vitamin concentrations in blood cells tend to be a better marker of cellular stores (10 ). We describe a simple, robust, reversed-phase HPLC method with precolumn derivatization using semicarbazide (11)(12)(13) that is suitable for the simultaneous measurement of PLP, 4-pyridoxic acid (PA), and PL in plasma and red cells and application of the assay in healthy individuals, patients with chronic disease, and critically ill patients requiring intensive care.…”