Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10975639 | Journal of Dairy Science | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
To improve monitoring of protein mobilization in dairy cows, we developed and evaluated a method to quantify 1-methylhistidine and 3-methylhistidine in plasma by HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry. The analytical method described is (1) sensitive: both histidine derivates can be detected in the picomole range; (2) accurate: intra- and interassay coefficients of variation were <5% for all standard solutions of 1-methylhistidine and 3-methylhistidine measured (31 to 500 pmol); (3) specific: 1-methylhistidine is clearly separated from 3-methyl-histidine in plasma samples from dairy cows; and (4) flexible: can be easily adapted to measure other amino acids or compounds containing a primary amine. 1-Methylhistidine is present in plasma of dairy cows at concentrations of 5.0 ± 1.7 μM, similar to concentrations of 3-methylhistidine (4.4 ± 2.4 μM). Analytical separation of both histidine metabolites is essential when plasma 3-methylhistidine is used as indicator for muscle breakdown in dairy cows. Specific quantification of the concentration of 3-methylhistidine in bovine plasma samples by HPLC tandem mass spectrometry can improve monitoring of protein mobilization in dairy cows.
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Authors
M. Houweling, S.G.A. van der Drift, R. Jorritsma, A.G.M. Tielens,