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Abstract
The measurement of GABA in brain dialysis experiments involves precolumn derivatization of the amino acid with o-phthaldehyde (OPA) in the presence of a thiol and subsequent high-pressure liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. A method is described which employs an internal standard and coulometric preoxidation (+ 0.2 V) to eliminate unconjugated OPA/thiol prior to final oxidation (+ 0.4 V) of the derivatized sample. This allows for more efficient separation, providing a retention time for GABA of 9-10 min, a detection sensitivity of 2 to 5 x 10(-14) mol/sample and chromatographic stability for at least 2 weeks of daily use.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1798342 DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(91)90077-d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosci Methods ISSN: 0165-0270 Impact factor: 2.390