Analysis of 26 amino acids in human plasma by HPLC using AQC as derivatizing agent and its application in metabolic laboratory

The present study reports the simultaneous analysis of 26 physiological amino acids in plasma along with total cysteine and homocysteine by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) employing 6-aminoquin- olyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) as precol- umn derivatizing reagent. Separations were carried out using Lichrospher 100 RP-18e (5 lm) 250 9 4.0 mm column connected to 100 CN 4.0 9 4.0 mm guard column on a quaternary HPLC system and run time was 53 min. Linearity of the peak areas for different concentrations ranging from 2.5 to 100 pmol/lL of individual amino acids was determined. A good linearity (R 2 ( 0.998) was achieved in the standard mixture for each amino acid. Recovery of amino acids incorporated at the time of derivatization ranged from 95 to 106 %. Using this method we have established the normative data of amino acids in plasma, the profile being comparable to the range reported in literature and identified cases of classical homocystinu- ria, cobalamin defect/deficiency, non-ketotic hyperglyci- nemia, hyperprolinemia, ketotic hyperglycinemia, urea cycle defect and maple syrup urine disease.

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