title: Microdetermination of hyaluronic acid in human urine by high performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: A high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) system is described for determination of the unsaturated disaccharide (delta Di-HA) derived from hyaluronic acid (HA) in human urine by digestion with hyaluronidase SD. The effects of eluents on the separation of delta Di-HA and delta Di-0S, which is derived from the reaction of chondroitin with the enzyme, have been studied. The established chromatographic conditions were as follows--column: a stainless steel tube (4 mm i.d. x 250 mm) packed with TSKgel NH2-60; eluent: a mixture of acetonitrile and 0.1 M Tris-HCl buffer containing 0.1 M boric acid and 10 mM sodium sulphate, pH 7.0 (64:36, v/v). The strong fluorescence of unsaturated disaccharide after the reaction with 2-cyanoacetamide in alkaline medium was used for post-column detection. The calibration curve for delta Di-HA was linear in the range 5 pmol-5nmol with a practical detection limit of 2 pmol. The assay coefficients of variation (n = 5) at 200 pmol for delta Di-HA and delta Di-0S were 1.7 and 1.5%, respectively. This HPLC system has been applied to the determination of HA in human urine.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamanashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sagehashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imanari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D004187:Disaccharides; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase