Determination of Caffeine in Serum and Urine

Abstract

Abstract The method of Axelrod and Reichenthal for the determination of caffeine in serum and urine was modified. The benzene used in the extraction of caffeine was shown to alter the spectral absorbance curve of this compound. A method based on the differential absorbance spectrums of caffeine and related compounds is described. Both methods exhibited satisfactory replication, recovery of added caffeine, and comparable serum levels of the drug.