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An improved HPLC method for the investigation of L ‐selenomethionine metabolism in rat gut contents
Author(s) -
Krittaphol Woravimol,
McDowell Arlene,
Thomson Christine D.,
Tucker Ian G.,
Fawcett J. Paul,
Mikov Momir
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
biomedical chromatography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1099-0801
pISSN - 0269-3879
DOI - 10.1002/bmc.1239
Subject(s) - chemistry , selenium , chromatography , caecum , high performance liquid chromatography , ileum , detection limit , enterohepatic circulation , metabolism , incubation , jejunum , sulfosalicylic acid , small intestine , biochemistry , medicine , organic chemistry
Selenomethionine (SeMet) is a widely used nutritional supplement that has potential benefit for people living in selenium‐deficient areas. Previous research has shown that selenium administered as SeMet undergoes significant enterohepatic recycling which may involve the gut microflora. In order to investigate this we have developed a simple method for the quantitation of l ‐SeMet in rat gut content suspensions prepared from jejunum, ileum, caecum and colon. After incubation of l ‐SeMet with gut content suspensions, samples were deproteinized with sulfosalicylic acid and derivatized with o ‐phthaldialdehyde (OPA) and N‐ acetyl‐ l ‐cysteine (NAC). Mass spectrometry confirmed the formation of a 1:1:1 derivative of l ‐SeMet with OPA and NAC. Samples were analysed by reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. The assay was linear in the concentration range 0.5–100 µg/mL ( r 2 = 0.9992) with a limit of detection of 0.025 µg/mL (signal‐to‐noise ratio of 5). Intra‐day and inter‐day accuracies were 91.1–92.8 and 91.7–95.5%, respectively with corresponding precisions as relative standard deviation of <5%. Incubation of l ‐SeMet with gut content suspensions from different parts of the rat intestine showed that l ‐SeMet metabolism occurs mainly in the caecum. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.