title: An enzymatic cycling method for the measurement of myo-inositol in biological samples.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A sensitive and simple enzymatic cycling method is described for the quantitation of myo-inositol in biological samples.
  
  
  METHODS
  The method involves the use of a sensitive and simple enzymatic cycling method is described for the quantitation of myo-inositol in biological samples. The method involves use of thio-NAD(+), NADH and thermostable myo-inositol dehydrogenase (IDH; EC. 1.1.1.18) and measurement of the increase in absorbance at 405 nm of thio-NADH at 37 degrees C.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The calibration curve for myo-inositol was linear (r=1.00) between 10 and 400 micromol/l. Analytical recoveries of exogenous myo-inositol added to serum and urine were 100-105% and 98-103%, respectively. Within-run and between-run coefficient of variation (CV) were 0.6-2.1% and 1.1-3.0%, respectively. This method was free from interference by hemoglobin, bilirubin, ascorbate, chyle, various sugars, sugar alcohol and myo-inositol phosphates. With the use of myo-inositol as a standard solution, the serum myo-inositol concentration (mean+/-SD) was significantly greater in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) without nephropathy (73.0+/-13.8 micromol/l, n=7) than in healthy individuals without DM (61.0+/-12.4 micromol/l, n=20). The urinary myo-inositol concentration was also significantly greater in patients with DM without nephropathy (793.3+/-870.3 micromol/l, n=7) than in healthy individuals without DM (76.0+/-63.0 micromol/l, n=13).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new method is simple, sensitive and enables quantitative analysis of myo-inositol.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostics R&D Department, Fine Chemicals and Diagnostics Division, ASAHI KASEI Corporation, 632-1, Mifuku, Ohito-cho, Tagata-gun, 410-2321, Shizuoka, Japan. kouzama.tb@om.asahi-kasei.co.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kouzuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endoh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology; D001671:Biochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007294:Inositol / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013401:Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009243:NAD; D007294:Inositol; D013401:Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases; C021448:myo-inositol 2-dehydrogenase; D005947:Glucose