Abstract
The concentration of brain N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) in mice was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using fluorescence detection after pre-column derivatization with 4-N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl-7-N-(2-aminoethyl)amino-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DBD-ED). Six different brain parts, namely, the prefrontal cortex, olfactory bulb, nucleus accumbens, striatum, cerebellum and hippocampus, of male C57BL6/J mice, were investigated. The NAA concentration (nmol/mg protein) was highest in the olfactory bulb (58.2±4.0, n=8) and lowest in the hippocampus (42.8±1.6, n=8). The proposed HPLC method with fluorescence detection was successfully used to determine the NAA concentration in each investigated brain area.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 147-151 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biomedical Chromatography |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 02-2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmacology
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry