High-performance liquid chromatographic assay of human lymphocyte kynureninase activity levels |
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Authors: | J.B. Ubbink W.J.H. Vermaak S.H. Bissbort |
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Affiliation: | J.B. Ubbink*, W.J.H. Vermaak,S.H. Bissbort |
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Abstract: | Human lymphocyte kynureninase activity was assessed in homogenized cells by determination of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid production as a function of time after addition of the substrate, 3-hydroxykynurenine. The product, 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid, was determined by isocratic high-performance liquid chromatography and fluorescence detection. Mean (± S.D.) lymphocyte kynureninase activity in a group (n = 12) of vitamin B6-deficient men was 5.04 ± 0.81 pmol 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid formed per mg protein per min, which was significantly (p=0.005) lower than the 6.69 ± 1.70 pmol 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid formed per mg protein per min in men with a normal vitamin B6 status. This indicates that lymphocyte kynureninase activity is depressed during a vitamin B6 deficiency. |
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