Abstract |
A simple, rapid and highly sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of N-acetyl- and N-glycolylneuraminic acids in serum and urine is described. The neuraminic acids, released by hydrolysis of serum and urine, are converted in dilute sulphuric acid with 1,2-diamino-4,5-dimethoxybenzene, a fluorogenic reagent for alpha- keto acids, to highly fluorescent derivatives. The derivatives are separated isocratically within 8 min by reversed-phase chromatography using a Radial-Pak cartridge C18 column and detected fluorimetrically. The limit of detection is 40 fmol (12 pg) for both neuraminic acids in 10-microliters injection volume [0.3 nmol (90 ng)/ml) of serum or urine]. This sensitivity permits the precise determination of the neuraminic acids in 5 microliters of serum or urine. The method was applied to the determination of the neuraminic acids in sera from normal subjects and cancer patients, normal urine and rat serum.
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Authors | S Hara, M Yamaguchi, Y Takemori, M Nakamura, Y Ohkura |
Journal | Journal of chromatography
(J Chromatogr)
Vol. 377
Pg. 111-9
(Apr 25 1986)
Netherlands |
PMID | 3711202
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Neuraminic Acids
- Sialic Acids
- N-glycolylneuraminic acid
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Topics |
- Animals
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
(metabolism)
- Neuraminic Acids
(analysis, blood, urine)
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Sialic Acids
(analysis, blood, urine)
- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
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