A liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry assay for detection and quantitation of the dipeptide Gly-Gln in rat brain
The enzymatic cleavage products of β-endorphin (β-endorphin1–27 and Gly-Gln) reduce voluntary alcohol consumption in alcohol-preferring (P) rats. Gly-Gln also inhibits the reward-benefiting effects of morphine and nicotine. It would be useful for the investigation of these effects to have an analyti...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Analytical biochemistry 2012-06, Vol.425 (2), p.145-150 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The enzymatic cleavage products of β-endorphin (β-endorphin1–27 and Gly-Gln) reduce voluntary alcohol consumption in alcohol-preferring (P) rats. Gly-Gln also inhibits the reward-benefiting effects of morphine and nicotine. It would be useful for the investigation of these effects to have an analytical method suitable for Gly-Gln detection and quantitation. Given the now widespread availability of liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) instruments, the development of an LC–MS/MS-based approach seemed a viable option. An LC–MS/MS method for Gly-Gln quantitation was developed based on derivatization with Marfey’s reagent. The Marfey’s adduct of Gly-Gln (Mar-Gly-Gln) was chromatographically resolved and readily detected and quantitated by LC–MS/MS. Precursor/product positive ions of 456.2/366.2, 456.2/237.2, and 456.2/147.0 were used for detection and quantitation. This method shows good linearity from 1 to 500pmol of Mar-Gly-Gln (R2>0.99). The assay also demonstrated good accuracy and precision, with an average percentage standard deviation for Gly-Gln over the range of the assay of less than 5%. A combination of multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) fragment ratio normalization and chromatographic peak shifting was used to ensure that the LC–MS/MS peak for Mar-Gly-Gln was free from possible isobar interferences. This assay was then demonstrated for the determination of in vivo Gly-Gln levels in P and Sprague–Dawley rat cortex and nucleus accumbens samples. |
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ISSN: | 0003-2697 1096-0309 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ab.2012.03.007 |