title: Urinary excretion of purine and pyrimidine metabolites in the neonate.
abstract: Random urine samples from 614 neonates were screened for metabolites of purine and pyrimidine metabolism using an adapted column chromatographic method. A restricted number of metabolites and a number of unidentified peaks appeared on the chromatograms. No inborn errors of this metabolism were found. The chromatograms were identical in term and in premature or dysmature neonates, except for the presence of more unidentified peaks in the latter group. The pattern was not influenced by the type of feeding or i.v. nutrition. Metabolites of different medications were identified. One female neonate with an increased excretion of uracil was shown to be heterozygous for ornithine carbamyl transferase deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Van Acker
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Eyskens
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Verkerk
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Scharpé
mesh_terms: D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009954:Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D020163:Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase Deficiency Disease; D011560:Pseudouridine / Q000652:urine; D011686:Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000652:urine*; D011687:Purines / Q000652:urine*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000652:urine*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014498:Uracil / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D011687:Purines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D011560:Pseudouridine; D014498:Uracil; D009954:Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase