Quantitation of γ-aminobutyric acid in equine plasma by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry.
JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE(2017)
摘要
gamma-Aminobutyric acid is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and regulates the neuronal excitability. There has been anecdotal evidence that gamma-aminobutyric acid has been used within a few hours prior to competition in equine sports to calm down nervous horses. However, regulating the use of gamma-aminobutyric acid is challenging because it is an endogenous substance in the horse. gamma-Aminobutyric acid is usually present at low ng/mL levels in equine plasma; therefore, a sensitive method has to be developed to quantify these low background levels. Measuring low concentrations of endogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid is essential to establish a threshold that can be used to differentiate levels attributable to exogenous administrations of gamma-aminobutyric acid. A hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the quantitation of gamma-aminobutyric acid in equine plasma. Calibrators were prepared in artificial surrogate matrix consisting of 35 mg/mL equine serum albumin in phosphate buffered saline. Samples were prepared by protein precipitation with acetonitrile. Utilizing this methodology, a total of 403 equine plasma samples collected post-competition from horses participating in equestrian events in Canada were analyzed.
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equine plasma,gamma-aminobutyric acid,hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography,surrogate matrix
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