title: Determination of pseudo-alpha- and pseudo-beta-DL-glucose by gas-liquid chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, and enzymatic colorimetry with glucose 2-oxidase.
abstract: Three methods have been developed for measuring pseudo-alpha- and pseudo-beta-DL-glucose (pseudo-beta-D-glucose), synthetic compounds in which the ring oxygens of alpha- and beta-DL-glucose (beta-D-glucose) have been replaced by a methylene group. Moderate sensitivity in the determination of these pseudo-glucoses dissolved in human serum was obtained by GLC (0.1 nmol) and HPLC (0.5 nmol). The colorimetric determination with glucose 2-oxidase, peroxidase, and 2,2'-azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) was satisfactory for the assay of pseudo-alpha- and pseudo-beta-DL-glucose (respective sensitivities: 25 and 5 nmol). The addition of hexokinase to the colorimetric assay system made it possible to eliminate glucose present in the sample, such as serum, and the remaining pseudo-alpha- or pseudo-beta-DL-glucose in the sample solution could then be measured by a colorimetric method using glucose 2-oxidase. The methods described can be used for biochemical studies involving pseudo-alpha- and pseudo-beta-DL-glucose.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003124:Colorimetry; D005947:Glucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D006801:Humans; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C048030:5-hydroxymethyl-1,2,3,4-cyclohexanetetrol; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D005947:Glucose