title: Separation and determination of liver uric acid and allantoin.
abstract: We previously described the only satisfactory procedure yet achieved for separating uric acid and allantoin from rat liver. The procedure was based on trichloroacetic acid (TCA) extraction, acid hydrolysis, treatment with Hg-acetate, and cation- and anion-exchange chromatography. After separation, allantoin was quantified by a colorimetric method, and uric acid enzymatically using uricase. Since this procedure is too time-consuming, we propose an improved version which avoids the need for anion-exchange chromatography and the complex assay of catabolic compounds. The new method consists of a very fast and simple HPLC separation and direct determination of uric acid and allantoin at 220 nm. The method can be used for fresh tissue or after treatment of the tissue with labeled precursor.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Biochimica e di Enzimologia, Università di Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Terzuoli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandolfi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arezzini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pizzichini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marinello
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pagani
mesh_terms: D000481:Allantoin / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D003124:Colorimetry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury; D051381:Rats; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid; D014503:Urate Oxidase; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid; D000481:Allantoin; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid; D014503:Urate Oxidase; D008628:Mercury; C029823:mercuric acetate