title: Distribution of free N-acetylneuraminic acid in rat organs.
abstract: The concentration of free N-acetylneuraminic acid in various rat organs was estimated by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Its concentration was in the range of 3.95 to 104.72 micrograms/g wet tissues, being particularly high in the endocrine glands. The ratio of free N-acetylneuraminic acid to total N-acetylneuraminic acid varied from 0.031 to 0.183, being especially high in the adrenal gland (0.181) and heart (0.183).
authors.affiliation: Central Research Institute, MECT Corporation, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D009928:Organ Specificity; D051381:Rats; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012794:Sialic Acids; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid