title: HPLC determination of α-ketoglutaramate [5-amino-2,5-dioxopentanoate] in biological samples.
abstract: α-Ketoglutaramate is an important glutamine metabolite in mammals, plants, and many bacteria. It is also a nicotine metabolite in certain bacteria. Previously published methods for the determination of α-ketoglutaramate in biological samples have considerable drawbacks. Here, we describe a relatively simple high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-based method for measurement of α-ketoglutaramate in plasma and deproteinized tissues that overcomes these drawbacks. Concentrations of α-ketoglutaramate in normal rat liver, kidney, brain, and plasma were found to be approximately 216, 13, 6, and 19 μM, respectively. The HPLC method should be useful for studying the role of α-ketoglutaramate in eukaryotic glutamine metabolism and in bacterial nicotine metabolism.
authors.affiliation: The Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Neurology, New York, NY 10021, USA; Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia.
authors.forename: Yevgeniya I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Shurubor
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA. Electronic address: arthur_cooper@nymc.edu.
authors.forename: Arthur J L
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia.
authors.forename: Elena P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Isakova
authors.affiliation: Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia.
authors.forename: Yulia I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Deryabina
authors.affiliation: The Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Neurology, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: M Flint
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Beal
authors.affiliation: Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
authors.forename: Boris F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Krasnikov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000379:methods*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids; C008230:alpha-ketoglutaramate
keywords: Glutaminase II pathway; α-Ketoglutaramate; ω-Amidase