title: Determination of aromatic and branched-chain amino acids in plasma by HPLC with electrogenerated Ru(bpy)3(3+) chemiluminescence detection.
abstract: An HPLC method is described for the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection of amino acids, following cycloaddition reaction of their amino groups with divinyl sulfone (DVS), using electrogenerated tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(III). The derivatization reaction conditions were examined, with the optimum conditions found to be 40 mM DVS (pH 8.0) at 50 degrees C for 15 min. Detection limits for the 15 amino acids examined varied greatly (0.04-8.0 pmol) using a standard solution by flow injection analysis (FIA). These optimized conditions were used for HPLC determination of the amino acids in human plasma. A linear relationship was obtained up to 100 pmol on a column for aromatic and branched-chain amino acids. Recoveries of Tyr, Met, Val, Leu, Ile, Phe and Trp when added to human plasma (1 micromol/10 ml plasma, n=5) were 101.5+/-1.1, 99.0+/-1.2, 98.0+/-1.4, 101.1+/-1.6, 95.1+/-1.6, 99.2+/-1.5 and 97.7+/-1.3 % (mean+/-S.D.) respectively. The concentrations of the amino acids in the plasma are in good agreement with other published data.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Nihon University, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. uchikura@pha.nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchikura
mesh_terms: D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D024322:Amino Acids, Aromatic / Q000097:blood*; D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain / Q000097:blood*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D012996:Solutions; D013450:Sulfones; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds
chemical_list: D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl; D024322:Amino Acids, Aromatic; D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012996:Solutions; D013450:Sulfones; C547232:tris(2,2-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II); D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; C009873:divinyl sulfone