LC-MS/MS检测癫痫患者神经递质类氨基酸

目的：建立液相色谱串联质谱同位素内标法检测神经递质类氨基酸并用于癫痫患者临床评价。方法：选用AAA-C18柱色谱柱,以乙腈水（含有0.01%七氟丁酸、0.1%甲酸）为流动相,采用梯度洗脱进行分离,血浆样品用iTRAQ-115衍生化试剂处理后,加入iTRAQ-114衍生化的氨基酸内标并进样,选用3200QTRAP型质谱仪的多重反应监测（MRM）扫描方式进行检测。疾病组与健康组的统计采用t检验和主成份分析。结果：疾病组和健康组氨基酸测定结果显示：Trp、GABA两组间没有显著性差异（P〉0.05）,Arg、Gly、Ser、Tau、Asp、Glu、EtN、两组间有显著性差异（P〈0.05）,通过PCA分析显示,疾病组与健康组之间差异明显,Asp、Glu、Ser等是引起差异的主要氨基酸。结论：试验方法灵敏、专属性强,并初步的用于癫痫患者体内氨基酸评价。     

HPLC-MS/MS法检测星形胶质细胞兴奋性氨基酸释放

目的:建立一种快速测定星形胶质细胞上清中兴奋性氨基酸释放的高效液相-串联四级杆质谱方法.方法:使用高效液相-串联四极杆质谱的多反应监测(MRM)模式快速测定星形胶质细胞(AST)兴奋性氨基酸(EAAs)的释放量.结果:该方法检测细胞上清液中兴奋性氨基酸释放量能够在4分钟内完成,有很好的精密度(Glu 1.0%,Asp 1.6%),较好的稳定性(组内的变异系数Glu为1.34%,Asp为1.41%;组间变异系数Glu为2.32%,Asp为2.18%)和回收率(Glu 97.1%;Asp 95.8%).结论:该方法定量检测兴奋性氨基酸快速、准确,可用于大批量样品的快速测定.     

野生与豢养长江江豚血清氨基酸含量比较

应用高效液相色谱(HPLC)技术,首次测定了湖北石首长江天鹅州白豚自然保护区野生长江江豚(Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis)和中国科学院水生生物研究所白豚馆人工饲养的长江江豚血清中17种氨基酸的含量.结果表明,除了脯氨酸Pro、蛋氨酸Met和组氨酸His外,人工饲养江豚血清中其余14种氨基酸(天门冬氨酸Asp、谷氨酸Glu、丝氨酸Ser、精氨酸Arg、甘氨酸Gly、苏氨酸Thr、丙氨酸Ala、异亮氨酸Ile、亮氨酸Leu、苯丙氨酸Phe、缬氨酸Val、赖氨酸Lys、酪氨酸Tyr、胱氨酸Cys)的含量显著高于野生长江江豚血清中相应氨基酸的含量.野生江豚和人工饲养江豚的血清氨基酸含量均没有显著的性别差异.野生江豚性成熟个体与未成熟个体之间血清氨基酸含量也没有显著性的差异.在所检测的17种氨基酸中,豢养江豚Glu含量最高,其次为Asp和Lys.野生江豚同样是Glu最高,其次是Lys和Asp.豢养和野生江豚都是Met含量最低.野生和豢养江豚必需氨基酸(EAA)和非必需氨基酸(NEAA)之间的比率分别是0.83和0.92,具有极显著的差异(p <0.01).     

高效液相荧光法测定大鼠脑内氨基酸类神经递质方法的改良

目的 改良测定大鼠脑组织氨基酸类神经递质的反相高效液相色谱荧光法.方法 改良使用磷酸盐-甲醇-乙腈作为流动相,反相高效液相色谱洗脱,高丝氨酸作为内标,邻苯二甲醛柱前衍生和荧光检测器,检测大鼠大脑皮质、海马、纹状体、中脑、小脑和下丘脑6个脑区中天冬氨酸(Asp)、谷氨酸(Glu)、谷氨酰胺(G1n)、甘氨酸(Gly)、γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)和牛磺酸(Tau)6种氨基酸类神经递质含量.结果 6种氨基酸在20 min内洗脱完全,分离效果良好;在6.25～ 400 μmol/L浓度范围有较好的线性关系,其相关系数不低于0.99;6种氨基酸日内试验精密度范围为1.38％ ～7.59％;日间试验精密度为2.7％～8.68％;6种氨基酸回收率不低于80％.结论 改良后的反相高效液相色谱荧光法灵敏度较高、重复性好,能有效分离检测大鼠脑组织分区中氨基酸类神经递质含量.     

戊四氮致痫大鼠大脑皮质和海马内GFAP和cyclin D1表达的变化及脑和脑脊液天冬氨酸和谷氨酸含量的变化

目的研究癫痫发病时星形胶质细胞的激活及脑和脑脊液兴奋性氨基酸含量的变化.方法将实验SD大鼠随机分为2组:1.生理盐水对照(control)组(n=8);腹腔注射与致痫剂等容量的生理盐水.2.戊四氮(PTZ)组;PTZ 60mg/kg腹腔注射后2h、4h、8h、12h取脑,每个时间点各8只,检测下列指标:(1)用免疫组织化学方法(SABC法)观察大鼠大脑皮质和海马内星形胶质细胞胶质原纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)含量的变化;(2)用Western blot方法检测大鼠大脑皮质和海马细胞周期素D1(cyclin D1)表达的变化;(3)采用高效液相色谱(HPLC)法测定大鼠大脑皮质和海马组织匀浆及脑脊液中兴奋性氨基酸(天冬氨酸和谷氨酸)含量的变化.结果星形胶质细胞GFAP免疫组织化学染色结果显示癫痫发作4h后在大脑皮质和海马CA3区、CA1区和皮质内GFAP免疫反应明显增强(P<0.05);Western blot检测癫痫发作2h后cyclin D1的表达在皮质和海马均较对照组明显增强(P<0.05);HPLC测定癫痫发作4h后大脑皮质中天冬氨酸(Asp)和谷氨酸(Glu)的含量达到最高峰,分别为8.900±0.540μmol/g protein和17.500±0.526μmol/g protein,与对照组(分别为7.083±0.693μmol/g protein和7.017±0.419μmol/g protein)相比均有显著性差异(P<0.05),在海马内Asp的含量在癫痫发作后2h达到最高峰,为11.425±1.006μmol/g protein,Glu的含量在癫痫发作后4h达到最高峰,为17.698±0.250μmol/g protein,与对照组(分别为7.300±0.824μmol/g protein和10.925±0.323μmol/g protein)比较均有显著性差异(P<0.05),脑脊液中Asp的含量在癫痫发作后2h达到最高峰,为82.65±4.81μmol/L,而Glu的含量在癫痫发作后持续增高,12h后达到72.80±3.66μmol/L.结论戊四氮致痫过程中兴奋性氨基酸含量增多,海马及皮质内星形胶质细胞激活,cyclin D1表达增加,星形胶质细胞增殖,以上变化在癫痫的形成和维持中发挥作用.     

褪黑素对谷氨酸致痫大鼠海马内谷氨酸、GABA及其受体水平的影响

目的探讨褪黑素(melatonin,MT)对谷氨酸(glutamate,Glu)致痫大鼠海马内Glu及GluR2、γ-氨基丁酸(γ-aminobutyric-acid,GABA)及其受体GABRA1水平的影响,进而研究褪黑素的抑痫作用机制。方法随机将健康SD雄性大鼠40只分为A、B、C、D组,每组10只。A组:生理盐水组;B组:MT Glu组;C组:Glu致痫组;D组:Luzidole MT Glu组。观察并记录行为学变化,采用免疫组化法进行Glu、GluR2、GABA和GABRA1免疫组化染色和图像分析。结果行为学观察结果显示,C组和D组大鼠均有不同程度的癫痫发作,B组大鼠癫痫发作不明显,A组无发作;免疫组化结果显示,C组和D组海马内CA1-CA3区和齿状回Glu阳性反应较A组增强(P<0.05),GluR2、GABA和GABRA1均较A组减弱(P<0.05),B组Glu较C组和D组阳性反应有显著性减弱(P<0.05),GluR2、GABA和GABRA1阳性反应均较C组和D组有显著性增强(P<0.05),而B组与A组无明显差异性。结论MT通过增加GABA及其受体GABRA1和GluR2的作用和抑制Glu作用对Glu致痫大鼠癫痫发作发挥抑制作用。     

不同种质和地域太子参氨基酸柱前衍生-HPLC测定及多元统计分析

探讨种质和生态环境因素对太子参中氨基酸类成分积累的影响。采用柱前衍生化高效液相色谱(HPLC)测定太子参中20种游离氨基酸含量,并进行多元统计分析。排序分析表明同一种质不同地域、同一地域不同种质太子参间均存在一定差异;主成分分析显示谷氨酸、苏氨酸、蛋氨酸、异亮氨酸、脯氨酸、γ-氨基丁酸为太子参特征氨基酸,综合评价表明就氨基酸而言江苏句容栽培的ZS2太子参品质较好;单因素方差分析表明栽培地域与其特征氨基酸存在显著相关。生态环境因子是影响太子参中氨基酸含量的主要因素。本研究为深入研究太子参药材的品质形成机制提供基础资料。     

γ-氨基丁酸 (GABA) 毛叶茶品质成分分析

以毛叶茶为研究对象,通过真空厌氧处理将其制作成γ 氨基丁酸(GABA)毛叶茶,探求毛叶茶经厌氧处理后的品质成分变化。结果表明：(1)厌氧处理后的毛叶茶,其GABA含量显著提高,达到GABA茶标准。游离氨基酸、黄酮和生物碱含量也显著升高,但茶多酚和水浸出物含量降低。同时,真空处理还能促进儿茶素的转化。简单儿茶素含量呈降低趋势,ECG和CG含量显著提高,EGCG、GCG含量及酯型儿茶素总量却先增加后降低,最终总量与对照样无明显差异。(2) 毛叶茶中除含有一般的蛋白质氨基酸外,还含有普通茶树品种所特有的特征氨基酸Thea,以及微量的GABA。游离氨基酸中含量较高的有Thea、Glu、Asp,较低的是Met、Cit、α ABA、Tau、Gly。Cysthi和EOHNH2是GABA毛叶茶中特有氨基酸。在真空厌氧条件下,GABA毛叶茶的游离氨基酸由于蛋白质发生降解而总量增加。其中P Ser、Thr、Ser、Asn、Pro、Gly、Cit、α ABA、Val、Cysthi、Ile、Leu、Tyr、Phe、GABA、Trp、Lys、His含量上升,Asp、Glu和α AAA含量均降低,而Ala 和Arg含量却呈现先增后降的趋势,Thea、Cys、Met等游离氨基酸含量在真空处理后无明显变化。     

福建产太子参氨基酸成分分析

采用日立L8800全自动高速氨基酸分析仪,从福建柘荣产太子参中检出18种氨基酸,全氨基酸总质量分数为77.7g.kg-1,其中精氨酸(Arg)高达20.8 g.kg-1;此外,还发现太子参中含有丰富的γ-氨基丁酸,质量分数高达16.5 g.kg-1。采用RT-HPLC(柱前衍生-反相液相色谱分离)检测质量分数为20.5 mg.kg-1,验证了HPCEC(离子交换色谱分离-柱后衍生法)氨基酸自动分析结果。     

伊枯草菌素A发酵过程中游离氨基酸的HPLC分析

建立一种快速、高效测定游离氨基酸含量的异硫氰酸苯酯(PITC)柱前衍生高效液相色谱法,并利用此方法分析检测iturin A发酵过程中游离氨基酸的动态变化。以异硫氰酸苯酯(PITC)为衍生化试剂,采用Venusil-AA(4.6 mm×250 mm,5μm)氨基酸分析专用柱,并优化HPLC检测色谱条件。结果表明:梯度洗脱程序、流动相pH值、色谱柱温对分析时间、色谱峰分离及峰型具有重要影响。当最优色谱条件为:流动相A为0.1 mol/L无水乙酸钠缓冲溶液(pH6.4±0.1)-乙腈(66∶5),流动相B为乙腈-水(4∶1),流速1.0 mL/min,检测波长254 nm,色谱柱温40℃,梯度程序洗脱,35 min内可完全分离16种氨基酸,且各氨基酸在一定浓度范围内线性关系良好(R2均大于0.9986),加标回收率在83.84%-108.02%之间,RSD值均小于2.77%。该方法耗时短、操作简便、准确可靠,具有良好的精密度和稳定性。通过此方法研究分析伊枯草菌素A发酵过程中各游离氨基酸含量变化规律,发现其氨基酸浓度变化规律大致分为三类。     

Automated GC-MS analysis of free amino acids in biological fluids

A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was developed for the quantitative analysis of free amino acids as their propyl chloroformate derivatives in biological fluids. Derivatization with propyl chloroformate is carried out directly in the biological samples without prior protein precipitation or solid-phase extraction of the amino acids, thereby allowing automation of the entire procedure, including addition of reagents, extraction and injection into the GC-MS. The total analysis time was 30 min and 30 amino acids could be reliably quantified using 19 stable isotope-labeled amino acids as internal standards. Limits of detection (LOD) and lower limits of quantification (LLOQ) were in the range of 0.03-12 microM and 0.3-30 microM, respectively. The method was validated using a certified amino acid standard and reference plasma, and its applicability to different biological fluids was shown. Intra-day precision for the analysis of human urine, blood plasma, and cell culture medium was 2.0-8.8%, 0.9-8.3%, and 2.0-14.3%, respectively, while the inter-day precision for human urine was 1.5-14.1%.     

Enantioselective determination of dencichine in rabbit plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry

An analytical method was developed for the determination of enantiomers of dencichine in plasma. Sample extraction from plasma was achieved by a solid-phase extraction (SPE) procedure using a C(18) cartridge, with carbocisteine as the internal standard. Plasma was deproteinized using inorganic acid and derivatizated before the SPE. Chiral separation of dencichine enantiomers was achieved by pre-column derivatization using o-phthaldialdehyde (OPA) and the chiral thiol N-isobutanoyl-L-cysteine (NIBC) to form diastereoisomeric isoindole derivatives that were separable by ODS column using a gradient solvent programme. The column eluent was monitored using mass spectrometry (MS). The conditions of MS detection were optimized, and selected ion monitoring was used to selectively detect D-dencichine and its arrangement isomer. High sensitivity and selectivity were obtained using this method. The limit of detection was determined to be 10 ng/ml for D-dencichine and 8 ng/ml for L-dencichine in plasma. The linearity was demonstrated over a wide range of concentrations, from 0.5 to 50 microg/ml for both enatiomers. The intra- and inter-day precision (C.V.), studied at four concentrations, was less than 7.0%. No interferences from endogenous amino acids and isomers of dencichine were found. The method was suitable for pharmacokinetic studies of dencichine enantiomers.     

Studies on Rice Glutelin

The complete amino acid analysis of the whole glutelin preparation from rice endosperm was performed. The recoveries were 101.59% for amino acid residues and 101.68% for nitrogen, and the standard deviations for four determinations on the 22 and 70 hr hydrolyzates were very small. The features of the amino acid composition of the protein were as follows; (1) the high contents of dicarboxylic amino acids, particularly glutamic acid, (2) about 60% of these dicarboxylic amino acids was in the amide form, and (3) the significantly low contents of tryptophan, methionine and half cystine. The amino acid analyses of the two kinds of the subunits of glutelin, the neutral major one and the basic minor one, were also carried out. There were some significant differences between the two subunits, for instance, in the contents of glutamic acid, tryptophan, glycine, half cystine, methionine and lysine. However, the composition of whole glutelin seemed to be settled predominantly by that of the major subunit.     

Variation in amino acid content and its relationship to nitrogen content and growth rate in Ulva ohnoi (Chlorophyta)

To evaluate the quantitative and qualitative changes in amino acids related to internal nitrogen content and growth rate of Ulva ohnoi, the supply of nitrogen to outdoor cultures of the seaweed was manipulated by simultaneously varying water nitrogen concentrations and renewal rate. Both internal nitrogen content and growth rate varied substantially, and the quantitative and qualitative changes in amino acids were described in the context of three internal nitrogen states: nitrogen‐limited, metabolic, and luxury. The nitrogen limited state was defined by increases in all amino acids with increasing nitrogen content and growth up until 1.2% internal nitrogen. The metabolic nitrogen state was defined by increases in all amino acids with increasing internal nitrogen content up to 2.6%, with no increases in growth rate. Luxury state was defined by internal nitrogen content above 2.6%, which occurred only when nitrogen availability was high but growth rates were reduced. In this luxury circumstance, excess nitrogen was accumulated as free amino acids, in two phases. The first phase was distinguished by a small increase in the majority of amino acids up to ≈3.3% internal nitrogen, and the second by a large increase in glutamic acid, glutamine, and arginine up to 4.2% internal nitrogen. These results demonstrate that the relationship between internal nitrogen content and amino acid quality is dynamic but predictable, and could be used for the selective culture of seaweeds.     

Analysis of free amino acids during fermentation by Bacillus subtilis using capillary electrophoresis

A high performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE) method was presented to identify and quantitate free amino acids during fermentation by Bacillus subtilis. Amino acids, pre-column derivatized with phenylisothicyanate, were separated and characterized by HPCE. In order to optimize separation conditions, the assay was developed by varying the β-cyclodextrin concentration and pH of the background electrolyte. A buffer system comprising 30 mM phosphate and 3 mM β-cyclodextrin at pH 7.0, voltage of 20 kV and detection wavelength of 254 nm showed the best results, with 17 out of 20 phenylthioncarbamyl amino acids in a solution adequately separated. For quantification, p-aminobenzoic acid was added as an internal standard. Analysis of free amino acids in Bacillus subtilis culture medium using this method revealed good consistency with the values obtained using conventional ninhydrin-based amino acid analyzer. Four free amino acids (aspartic acid, glutamic acid, proline, and tyrosine) concentration in an extracellular matrix during fermentation by Bacillus subtilis were mainly monitored using this method.     

Determination of amino acids in human plasma by liquid chromatography with postcolumn ninhydrin derivatization using a hydroxyapatite cartridge for precolumn deproteination

Amino acids in human plasma were determined by liquid chromatography with postcolumn ninhydrin derivatization using a hydroxyapatite cartridge for precolumn deproteination. S-Carboxymethyl-l-cysteine, d-phenylglycine and S-aminoethyl-l-cysteine were found to be suitable internal standards. The proposed method is simple, rapid (deproteination time less than 1 min) and reproducible [relative standard deviation below 3% except for low-level aspartic acid (n = 3)]. The average recovery of 25 amino acids was above 90%. The elution time of amino acids in human plasma was approximately 2 h. Protein binding of tryptophan was also determined by the proposed method. The analytical data for amino acids in human plasma deproteinated using the proposed and published methods (5-sulphosalicylic acid and ethanol) were compared.     

Measurement of picomoles of phosphoamino acids by high-performance liquid chromatography.

A reverse-phase, high-performance liquid chromatographic system (HPLC) is described that makes possible optimal resolution and quantitation of picomole levels of phosphoamino acids, both with or without the presence of a large excess of nonphosphorylated amino acids. The assay involves precolumn derivatization of an amino acid mixture with phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC) at room temperature, followed by separation of phosphoamino acids from other amino acids by HPLC. The liquid chromatography was carried out on a C18 reverse-phase column at pH 7.4 and 30 degrees C using gradient elution with eluent A as 157 mM sodium acetate containing 2% acetonitrile and eluent B as 60% acetonitrile in water. A uv absorption at 254 nm is employed for detection of the PITC-derivatized amino acids eluting from the column. Amino acids are eluted with baseline resolution in the following order: phosphoserine, phosphothreonine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and phosphotyrosine followed by other amino acids. The sensitivity is in the picomole range, and the separation time, injection to injection, is 36 min. Phosphoserine, phosphothreonine, and phosphotyrosine are resolved within the first 8 min. This procedure enables determination of as low as 5 pmol of nonradioactive phosphoamino acids in a 100-fold excess of amino acids, as is usually present in most phosphoproteins in the natural state. Phosphoamino acids in polypeptides separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide electrophoresis and transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membrane, or protein samples directly blotted on the membrane, can also be analyzed by this procedure after acid hydrolysis of the proteins bound to the PVDF membrane.     

Internal Zinc Accumulation Is Correlated with Increased Growth in Rice Suspension Culture

A high zinc concentration of 520 μm, approximately 100 times that used most often in standard plant tissue culture media, was found to be superior in liquid callus cultures of japonica rice, increasing growth to 146% compared with standard N6 medium. At the same time, the internal zinc concentration increased 40 times in fast growing cells; soluble protein doubled, and free amino acids decreased. Under zinc-free conditions the cultures slowed in growth, and several free amino acids such as aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, and glutamine accumulated. We suggest that zinc acts as a direct regulatory factor in inducing auxin activity, but not auxin levels, making high internal zinc accumulation mandatory if high auxin concentrations are required as in rice callus cultures. Received July 16, 1997; accepted September 22, 1997     

Chemotactic response of Escherichia coli to chemically synthesized amino acids.

In Escherichia coli, seven of the commonly occurring amino acids are strong attractants: L-aspartate, L-serine, L-glutamate, L-alanine, L-asparagine, glycine, and L-cysteine, in order of decreasing effectiveness. The chemotactic response to each amino acid attractant is mediated by either methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein I or II, but not by both. Seven of the commonly occurring amino acids are repellents. This work was carried out with chemically synthesized amino acids.