Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Estimation of nitric oxide synthase activity via liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric assay determination of 15N3 -citrulline in biological samples.


ABSTRACT: We showed that the metabolite peaks of (15)N(3) -citrulline ((15)N(3) -CIT) and (15)N(3) -arginine ((15)N(3) -ARG) could be detected when (15) N(4) -ARG was metabolized by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in endothelial cells. The usefulness of these metabolites as potential surrogate indices of nitric oxide (NO) generation is evaluated.A hydrophilic-interaction liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometric assay (LC/MS/MS) was utilized for the simultaneous analysis of (15)N(4) -ARG, ARG, CIT, (15)N(3) -CIT and (15)N(3) -ARG. (15)N(3) -CIT and (15)N(3) -ARG from impurities of (15)N(4) -ARG were determined and corrected for the calculation of their concentration. (15)N(4) -ARG-derived NO, i.e., (15)NO formation was determined by analyzing (15)N-nitrite accumulation by another LC/MS/MS assay.After EA.hy926 human endothelial cells were challenged with (15)N(4) -ARG for 2 hours, the peak intensities of (15)N(3) -CIT and (15)N(3) -ARG significantly increased with (15)N(4) -ARG concentration and positively correlated with (15)N-nitrite production. The estimated Km values were independent of the metabolite (i.e., (15)N(3) -CIT, (15)N(3) -CIT+(15)N(3) -ARG or (15) N-nitrite) used for calculation. However, after correction for its presence as a chemical contaminant of (15)N(4) -ARG, (15)N(3) -ARG was only a marginal contributor for the estimation of NOS activity.These data suggest that the formation of (15)N(3) -CIT can be used as an indicator of NOS activity when (15)N(4) -ARG is used as a substrate. This approach may be superior to the radioactive (14)C-CIT method which can be contaminated by (14)C-urea, and to the (14)N-nitrite method which lacks sensitivity.

SUBMITTER: Shin BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4566859 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Estimation of nitric oxide synthase activity via liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric assay determination of 15N3 -citrulline in biological samples.

Shin Beom Soo BS   Fung Ho-Leung HL   Upadhyay Mahesh M   Shin Soyoung S  

Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM 20150301 5


<h4>Rationale</h4>We showed that the metabolite peaks of (15)N(3) -citrulline ((15)N(3) -CIT) and (15)N(3) -arginine ((15)N(3) -ARG) could be detected when (15) N(4) -ARG was metabolized by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in endothelial cells. The usefulness of these metabolites as potential surrogate indices of nitric oxide (NO) generation is evaluated.<h4>Methods</h4>A hydrophilic-interaction liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometric assay (LC/MS/MS) was utilized for the simulta  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC8374528 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6428217 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7749436 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC2656942 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7292279 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4538542 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9379334 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7503312 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6009580 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4865636 | biostudies-literature