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  • Title: LC-ESI-MS/MS quantification of carnosine, anserine, and balenine in meat samples.
    Author: Uenoyama R, Miyazaki M, Miyazaki T, Shigeno Y, Tokairin Y, Konno H, Yamashita T.
    Journal: J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci; 2019 Nov 15; 1132():121826. PubMed ID: 31675678.
    Abstract:
    The histidine-containing imidazole dipeptide carnosine and its methylated analogs anserine and balenine are present at high concentrations in vertebrate tissues. Although the physiological functions of the imidazole dipeptides have not been elucidated yet, it has been suggested that they play significant biological roles in animals. Despite increasing interest, few studies have challenged the quantifications of carnosine, anserine, and balenine by a single HPLC run because they have similar retention times. In this study, we developed a method to quantify these imidazole dipeptides in meat samples using an LC-ESI-MS/MS triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer. We improved the liquid chromatographic separation of the imidazole dipeptides by applying a mix-mode column, which provides both normal phase and ion exchange separations, and developed multiple reaction-monitoring of the transitions for quantification of m/z 227 → 110 for carnosine, m/z 241 → 126 for anserine, m/z 241 → 124 for balenine, and m/z 269 → 110 for L-histidyl-L-leucine (internal standard). The established method met all pre-defined validation criteria. Intra- and inter-day accuracy and precision were ±10.0% and ≤14.8%, respectively. The ranges of quantifications were 14.7 ng/mL to 1.5 mg/mL for carnosine, 15.6 ng/mL to 1.6 mg/mL for anserine, and 15.6 ng/mL to 1.6 mg/mL for balenine. In conclusion, the validated method was successfully applied to the quantification of imidazole dipeptides in biological samples without derivatization.
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