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Determination of methylated basic, 5-hydroxylysine, elastin crosslinks, other amino acids, and the amino sugars in proteins and tissues.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3578753     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Analytical single-column chromatographic methods have been developed for determining all methylated basic amino acids, isodesmosine, desmosine, the amino sugars glucosamine and galactosamine, the diastereoisomers of 5-hydroxylysine, and related compounds at picomole levels in protein and tissue hydrolysates. Complete resolution of all these unique basic amino acids as discrete peaks was achieved in 5.4 on a 50 X 0.28-cm microcolumn of Dionex type DC-4A spherical resin (9.0 +/- 0.5 micron) using updated instrumentation commonly available for amino acid analysis. The column was operated at 5.65 ml/h with two 0.35 M sodium citrate buffers (pH 5.700 and 4.501), at two temperatures (31.5 and 73 degrees C). Excellent resolution of all omega-N-methylarginines and related compounds was also achieved in 3 h using a 17.5 X 0.28-cm microcolumn of Dionex DC-5A resin (sized to 6.0 +/- 0.5 microns), two citrate buffers (0.21 M Na+, pH 5.125; 0.35 M Na+, pH 5.700), a buffer flow rate of 5.75 ml/h, and a temperature of 52 degrees C. Complete separation of all other amino acids found in protein or tissue hydrolysates including S-carboxymethyl cysteine, 4-hydroxyproline, methionine S,S-dioxide, and the amino sugars was also carried out in 95 min using a 23.5 X 0.28-cm microcolumn of Dionex DC-5A resin. The use of purified microcolumn buffers gave smooth baselines without interference from artifacts or minor hydrolysate components. The major advantages of these methods are: first, their high resolving power; second, their high sensitivity which is comparable and in some aspects superior to the newer instruments; and third, their high reproducibility (100 +/- 2.5%) and low operating costs. These methods should be especially valuable for determining myosin, actin, and elastin in tissue hydrolysates from the amounts of N tau-methylhistidine, desmosine, or isodesmosine present, respectively, and for studying protein methylation, hydroxylation, cross-linking formation, and the turnover rates of contractile and connective tissue proteins in biological systems.
Authors:
C G Zarkadas; J A Rochemont; G C Zarkadas; C N Karatzas; A D Khalili
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Analytical biochemistry     Volume:  160     ISSN:  0003-2697     ISO Abbreviation:  Anal. Biochem.     Publication Date:  1987 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-05-22     Completed Date:  1987-05-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370535     Medline TA:  Anal Biochem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  251-66     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acids / analysis*
Amino Sugars / analysis
Chromatography, Ion Exchange
Elastin / analysis
Hydroxylysine / analysis
Methylation
Proteins / analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amino Acids; 0/Amino Sugars; 0/Proteins; 28902-93-4/Hydroxylysine; 9007-58-3/Elastin

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