title: Liquid chromatographic determination of gamma-aminobutyric acid in cerebrospinal fluid using 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde as derivatizing reagent.
abstract: gamma Aminobutyric acid (GABA) was determined by precolumn derivatization with 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde and elution was made using Phenomenex C(18), 5 microm column with methanol: water (62:38 v/v) and UV detection at 330 nm. In a mixture containing glycine, l-lysine and tyramine GABA separated completely. A number of amines and amino acids tested did not affect the response of GABA. A linear calibration curve was obtained for GABA in the range of 1.2-28.0 microg/ml with detection limit of 2.8 ng/injection (5 microl). The method was used for the determination of GABA in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) samples and gave results of 19.0 to 22.4 microg/m1 with coefficient of variation 2.4%
authors.affiliation: Dr. M.A. Kazi Institute of Chemistry, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Khuhawar
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Rajper
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*
chemical_list: C482304:2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde; D000447:Aldehydes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid