title: Stable isotope dilution mass spectrometry for the diagnostic study of histidinaemia.
abstract: Stable isotope dilution mass spectrometry for a diagnosis to detect the heterozygote state of histidinaemia has been developed. We have synthesized L-[3-15N, 5,beta,beta-2H3]histidine (histidine-[M + 4]) for use as a biological internal standard and DL-[1,3-15N2, 5,alpha,beta,beta-2H4]histidine (histidine-[M + 6]) as an analytical internal standard. For the gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric assay of stable isotopically substituted histidine in human plasma, histidine was derivatized to alpha N-trifluoroacetyl-imN-ethoxycarbonylhistidine n-butyl ester. Quantification was carried out by selected ion monitoring on the molecular ions (m/z 379, 383 and 385) of the respective gas chromatographic derivatives of non-labelled histidine, histidine-[M + 4] and histidine-[M + 6]. The calibration curve was linear over the range of 5-2000 ng ml-1 plasma (r = 0.9999). The intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were in the range 1.1-3.9%. The sensitivity, specificity, precision and accuracy of the method were demonstrated to be satisfactory for application to a pharmacokinetic study of histidine after administration of a trace amount of stable isotopically substituted histidine in man.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo College of Pharmacy, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasuya
mesh_terms: D000592:Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000097:blood*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003903:Deuterium; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006639:Histidine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes
chemical_list: D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D006639:Histidine; D003903:Deuterium