Journal
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 408, Issue 6, Pages 1597-1607Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9268-z
Keywords
Acetone; Carbon isotopic compositions; Urine; Diabetes; Metabolites
Funding
- MEXT, Japan [23224013]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15K17774, 23224013] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The natural carbon isotopic composition of acetone in urine was measured in healthy subjects using gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry combined with headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME-GC-C-IRMS). Before applying the technique to a urine sample, we optimized the measurement conditions of HS-SPME-GC-C-IRMS using aqueous solutions of commercial acetone reagents. The optimization enabled us to determine the carbon isotopic compositions within +/- 0.2 aEuro degrees of precision and +/- 0.3aEuro degrees of error using 0.05 or 0.2 mL of aqueous solutions with acetone concentrations of 0.3-121 mg/L. For several days, we monitored the carbon isotopic compositions and concentrations of acetone in urine from three subjects who lived a daily life with no restrictions. We also monitored one subject for 3 days including a fasting period of 24 h. These results suggest that changes in the availability of glucose in the liver are reflected in changes in the carbon isotopic compositions of urine acetone. Results demonstrate that carbon isotopic measurement of metabolites in human biological samples at natural abundance levels has great potential as a tool for detecting metabolic changes caused by changes in physiological states and disease.
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