ISSN:
1052-9306
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The tricyclic indole derivative 6-hydroxymethtryptoline (7-hydroxy-1-methyltetrahydro-β-carboline) was identified as a normal constituent of human and cat urine. The identification was based on the correct retention time on a chiral capillary gas chromatographic column and on selected ion monitoring of the molecular ion with the mass spectrometer set at high resolving power (RP 10 000). The quantitation utilized a 13C-labeled analog as internal standard and demonstrated levels of 135 ± 35 and 174 ± 42 (pmol ml-1, mean ±SEM) for the S(-) and R(+) enantiomers, respectively, in human urine. In cat urine, the levels were 203 ± 55 and 108 ± 44 (pmol ml-1, mean ± SEM) for the S(-) and R(+) enantiomers, respectively. In human urine, the compound occurred predominantly in a conjugated form while in cat urine the free compound predominated. It was concluded that 6-hydroxymethtryptoline is naturally occurring in mammalian urine and that it most likely constitutes a metabolite of endogenous methtryptoline (1-methyltetrahydro-β-carboline).
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bms.1200130903
