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  • Title: Sensitive and specific radioenzymatic assay for norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine based on the thin-layer chromatographic separation of their Dns-O-methyl derivatives.
    Author: Philips SR, Robson AM.
    Journal: J Chromatogr; 1983 Jan 07; 254():257-64. PubMed ID: 6826683.
    Abstract:
    A radioenzymatic assay is described in which norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine are converted to their tritiated 3-O-methyl derivatives by reaction with S-[methyl-3H]adenosyl-L-methionine in the presence of catechol-O-methyltransferase. The methylated compounds are then reacted with Dns chloride, and the Dns derivatives are extracted into ethyl acetate, isolated by thin-layer chromatography and quantified by liquid scintillation spectrometry. The assay displays a high degree of specificity for each compound, due in large part to the chromatographic properties of the Dns derivatives. It is capable of measuring 2 pg of each catecholamine, and is linear to at least 5 ng. Approximately 50 samples can be assayed in 1.5 days.
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