title: Indirect photometric detection of polyamines in biological samples separated by high-performance capillary electrophoresis.
abstract: A rapid separation of polyamines and some related amino acids in cultured tumor cells by high-performance capillary zone electrophoresis with indirect photometric detection is demonstrated. 60 cm x 75 microns I.D. fused-silica capillary was used for the separation and quinine sulfate was used as a background electrolyte (BGE). Several polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine), amino acids (lysine, arginine, histidine) and simple cations (K+, Na+) were easily separated in less than 10 min. Using the indirect photometric detection method, femtomole amounts of polyamines extracted from the tumor cells were detected from nanoliter injection volumes, and the signal response was linear over two orders of magnitude.
authors.affiliation: Division of Science, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville 63501.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015317:Biogenic Polyamines / Q000032:analysis*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000378:metabolism; D004586:Electrophoresis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D016716:PC12 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D010783:Photometry; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D015317:Biogenic Polyamines; D004573:Electrolytes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents