Enzymatic evaluation of glutaric acidemia type 1 by an in vitro probe assay of acylcarnitine profiling using fibroblasts and electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)

Yuichi Mushimoto, Yuki Hasegawa, Hironori Kobayashi, Hong Li, Jamiyan Purevsuren, Isamu Nakamura, Takeshi Taketani, Seiji Fukuda, Seiji Yamaguchi

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Abstract

Glutaric acidemia type 1 (GA1) is usually diagnosed with an accumulation of glutaric acid (GA) or 3-hydroxyglutaric acid by GC/MS. In some cases, however, excretion of GA is low. We investigated enzymatic evaluation of GA1 using fibroblasts and MS/MS. After loading substrates, lysine, 2-aminoadipate (2AA), or GA, in fibroblasts, and incubating for 96 h, glutarylcarnitine (C5DC) levels in the media were measured. A significant increase of C5DC was observed in GA1 patients, irrespective of substrates added. 2AA showed the largest difference between patients and controls (p = 0.0004). Results suggested enzymatic evaluation of GA1 is useful under appropriate culture conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2648-2651
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
Volume877
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1 2009
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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