title: Quantification of D-Asp and D-Glu in rat brain and human cerebrospinal fluid by microchip electrophoresis.
abstract: A microchip electrophoresis (MCE) method with LIF detection was presented for quantification of D-aspartic acid (D-Asp) and D-glutamate (D-Glu) in biological samples. D-Asp and D-Glu were determined after precolumn derivatization with FITC. The chiral separation was performed on a glass/PDMS hybrid microfluidic chip using gamma-CD as chiral selector in the running buffer. High sensitive detection was obtained by the LIF detection. The LODs (S/N = 3) for D-Asp and D-Glu were 6.0x10(-8) and 4.0x10(-8) M, respectively. Using this method, the levels of D-Asp and D-Glu in rat brain and human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were determined.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Shulin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D026603:D-Aspartic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D046209:Electrophoresis, Microchip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D051381:Rats; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D018698:Glutamic Acid; D026603:D-Aspartic Acid