title: Determination of diaminopimelic acid in biological materials using high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: A method for the determination of diaminopimelic acid (DAPA) concentrations in feeds and rumen digesta by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using precolumn derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde and fluorimetric detection was developed. Samples were oxidized and hydrolysed prior to analyses by HPLC. Hydrogen peroxide and formic acid were used for oxidation; hydrolyses were performed using 3 M hydrochloric acid under vacuum at 120 degrees C for 17 h. Oxidation allowed more space for DAPA-OPA peak elution and hydrochloric acid hydrolysis reduced sample clean-up and extended the column life. Hydrolysates were diluted, adjusted to pH 7 and filtered. A Beckman Model 507 autosampler with a precolumn derivatization cassette was used for the derivatization process and fluorimetric detection was used to measure the OPA derivatives. Samples were prepared in order to have on-column DAPA concentrations in the range 10-100 pmol. The relative recovery of the standard solutions added to the feed samples ranged from 98.4 to 102.8 %. The reproducibility of the method was evaluated by the analysis of eight alfalfa hay samples and eight alfalfa hay samples incubated in the rumen for 48 h and they yielded relative standard deviations of 2.04 % and 2.02%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Physiology, Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puchała
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Piór
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Kulasek
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012417:Rumen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D009764:o-Phthalaldehyde
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid; D009764:o-Phthalaldehyde