Quantitative enzymatic assay of short-chain acylcarnitines after separation by paper chromatography

R. Golan*, L. M. Lewin

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Abstract

Esters of carnitine with fatty acids containing two to five carbon atoms were separated by descending chromatography on Whatman No. 1 paper, using the solvent system, n-butanol: acetic acid:water (8:1:1, v/v). The separated derivatives were hydrolyzed with ammonia; the resulting l-carnitine was eluted from each chromatographic zone and assayed enzymatically. This procedure permits separation and assay of nanomole amounts of acylcarnitines from biological materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)264-267
Number of pages4
JournalAnalytical Biochemistry
Volume105
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1980

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