Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10550036 Journal of Chromatography B 2009 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
For the investigation of the metabolism and biosynthesis of carnitine, sensitive determination of carnitine and its metabolic precursors, trimethyllysine and γ-butyrobetaine, is required. We present here a new simplified method for the analysis of carnitine, its acetyl- and propyl esters, as well as trimethyllysine and γ-butyrobetaine without need for derivatization reactions by means of normal-phase LC and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The limits of quantification were between 5 nM for acetyl carnitine and 70 nM for carnitine. Relative standard deviations in a fivefold determination of standard solutions were between <2% for carnitine and <10% for trimethyllysine. Quantifying the formation of deuterated carnitine from deuterated γ-butyrobetaine, this method is also suitable for the determination of the activity of γ-butyrobetaine dioxygenase in tissues.
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