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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES
卷 875, 期 1, 页码 168-173出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2008.04.004
关键词
D-Amino acids; Alanine; Enantiomer separation; Column-switching HPLC; Circadian rhythm; Insulin
资金
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan,
- Takeda Science Foundation
- Industrial Technology Research
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan
The circadian changes of D-alanine (D-Ala), an intrinsic D-amino acid found in mammals,were investigated in rats with diurnal and nocturnal habits, and the profiles were compared to those of L-Ala, other D-amino acids and several hormones. Determination Of D-Ala in the rat plasma, pancreas and anterior pituitary gland was carried out using a sensitive and selective two-dimensional HPLC system combining a micro-ODS column and an enantioselective column after fluorescence derivatization with 4-fluoro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-F). The amount of D-Ala was high during the sleeping period and low during the active period in rats with both diurnal and nocturnal habits, indicating for the first time that the D-Ala is closely related to the activity rhythm of animals. In contrast, L-Ala and other D-amino acids did not show any clear circadian changes. The circadian change of D-Ala inversely correlated with that of the plasma insulin level in rats with both diurnal and nocturnal habits. Considered together with our previous findings that D-Ala is localized in the insulin secreting beta-cells in the rat pancreas, it is strongly suggested that D-Ala has some functional relationships to insulin in mammals. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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