WO2013012028A1 - 血漿中アミノ酸分析用標準液 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a standard solution for amino acid analysis, in particular, a standard solution for use with external or internal standard substances, and a method for quantifying amino acids using them.
- Non-Patent Document 1 amino acid-related compounds such as amino acids and amines are one of the most abundant metabolite groups (for example, Non-Patent Document 1), and their quantitative analysis has been performed for a long time, and various analysis methods have been developed.
- a calibration curve method is generally used in which a standard curve is prepared by analyzing a plurality of concentrations of standard substances across measurement points of an analysis target compound.
- the correlation between concentration and signal (signal, specifically, peak area, peak height, etc.) is obtained in advance using an external standard of known concentration, and is obtained there.
- the concentration in the sample is obtained based on the obtained information (that is, the calibration curve). Therefore, in the quantitative analysis using the calibration curve method, a calibration curve obtained from an external standard (reference) is used as a reference, and therefore, a standard product for quantification is extremely important for highly accurate analysis.
- a calibration curve obtained from an external standard reference
- a calibration curve is created by actually measuring them, and in the specimen sample.
- the concentration of the measurement target is between the concentrations of the standard products used for the calibration curve preparation. Specifically, if the concentration of the target in the sample is 50 ⁇ M ( ⁇ mol / l), it is preferable to use a standard product of 25 ⁇ M to 75 ⁇ M. Furthermore, it is preferable that the range of the calibration point (measurement point) of the standard product at this time is narrow because the linearity between the concentration and the signal is easily secured. More specifically, taking a calibration point from 25 ⁇ M to 75 ⁇ M is preferable to taking a calibration point from 1 ⁇ M to 100 ⁇ M.
- amino acids amino acid-related compounds
- 39 types of amino acid-related compounds are listed as analysis targets (for example, Non-Patent Document 2).
- the amino acid concentration in the living body varies greatly depending on the type of amino acid, and it is known that there is a concentration difference of about 100 times (two digits) between a high concentration amino acid and a low concentration amino acid.
- the concentration of various amino acids contained in the standard substance was an average value of 100 people, so the amino acid concentration of the sample exceeded the average value. In this case, the concentration was out of the range of the calibration curve, and the measurement accuracy was not reliable. Furthermore, since the standard substance contains various biological substances other than amino acids, the possibility of the influence of these substances on the measurement value cannot be denied, and it is necessary to use the standard substance as a standard substance for performing highly accurate quantitative analysis. Had problems.
- Non-Patent Documents 4 and 5 Several studies have been reported on amino acid measurement using this internal standard method (for example, Non-Patent Documents 4 and 5), but the conventional internal standard substance has poor linearity between concentration and signal. Some of them have problems such as poor measurement accuracy of amino acids when they are used. Therefore, it has been desired to develop an internal standard substance that solves such problems.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned situation, and the problem to be solved is to carry out quantitative determination of amino acids simply and accurately. More specifically, an external standard solution, an external standard material, an internal standard solution, an internal standard material, and plasma using them for simple and highly accurate quantitative analysis of amino acids present in plasma An object is to provide a method for quantifying medium amino acids.
- the present inventors first statistically determined the concentration distribution of each amino acid in human plasma serving as a reference by analyzing each amino acid concentration in 6469 human plasma samples. It was. Then, an external standard solution was prepared based on the concentration distribution. As a result, the external standard solution is different from conventional ones. If a calibration curve is prepared using an external standard solution and a solution obtained by appropriately diluting the external standard solution, the concentrations of various amino acids in most samples are within the calibration curve. Therefore, the present inventors have found that the amino acid concentration in the specimen can be measured with high accuracy and have completed the present invention.
- the present inventors use a specific amino acid labeled with a stable isotope as an internal standard substance, whereby the concentration and signal of the internal standard substance are detected. As a result, the present invention has been completed.
- the external standard solution for analyzing amino acids in plasma of the present invention (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as the external standard solution of the present invention) is based on the distribution of various amino acid concentrations in plasma obtained from as many as 6469 sample data. , which contains various amino acids in an actual plasma concentration balance, and the standard solution is used for preparing a calibration curve for quantitative analysis of amino acids.
- a calibration curve can be prepared with a concentration difference that covers the portion, and as a result, the amino acid analysis can be performed more easily and accurately than in the past.
- the external standard solution of the present invention is suitable for various separation analysis methods that combine mass spectrometry with, for example, liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, electrophoresis, inductively coupled plasma method, etc.
- it is suitable for the separation analysis measurement of various amino acids by a chromatographic method combined with mass spectrometry.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma is “(1) at least one amino acid selected from the following component A, 0.0007 M (mol / l) to 0.49 M per one, and (2) (i) At least one amino acid selected from the following B component is 0.2 to 0.9 times the lowest concentration of amino acids selected from the A component, and (ii) selected from the following C component When at least one amino acid selected is 0.1 to 0.4 times the lowest amino acid concentration among amino acids selected from the A component, and when the B component is included, one of the lowest concentration amino acids is included.
- Component A Valine, glycine, alanine and glutamine
- Component B Serine, proline, threonine, taurine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine
- component C Asparagine, ornithine, arginine and tryptophan
- Component D It is characterized by being glutamic acid, methionine, citrulline and cystine.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma is “(1) at least one amino acid selected from component A, 0.0007M to 0.49M per one, and (2) At least one amino acid selected from the B component is contained 0.2 to 0.9 times the amino acid at the lowest concentration among the amino acids selected from the A component ”.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma is “the above external standard solution further contains at least one amino acid selected from the C component, and one amino acid selected from the A component. Among them, it contains 0.1 to 0.4 times the concentration of the lowest amino acid and less than 1 time the amino acid of the lowest concentration among the B component amino acids.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma is “the above external standard solution further contains at least one amino acid selected from the D component, and one amino acid selected from the A component. Contains 0.05 to 0.2 times the lowest amino acid concentration, less than 1 time the lowest amino acid concentration of the B component, and less than 1 time the lowest amino acid concentration of the C component amino acids It is characterized by that.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma comprises “valine and at least one of leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, histidine, tryptophan, and citrulline, and contains valine.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma contains “valine and at least one of leucine and isoleucine, contains 0.0003M to 0.49M valine, and contains leucine.
- the concentration is 0.1 to less than 1 times that of valine, and in the case of containing isoleucine, the concentration is 0.05 to 0.7 times that of valine.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma is “comprising at least one of phenylalanine and tyrosine in the above standard solution, and in the case of containing phenylalanine, It contains 0.1 to 0.6 times the concentration, and when tyrosine is contained, it contains 0.1 to 0.7 times the concentration of valine.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma may be “the above standard solution further comprises at least one of histidine and tryptophan, and 0.1% of valine when histidine is contained.
- the concentration is 0.1 to 0.6 times that of valine, and when leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine or histidine is contained, the concentration is less than 1 time. To do.
- the external standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma is “in addition to citrulline in the standard solution, and citrulline has a concentration of 0.01 to 0.3 times that of valine, and When it contains leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, histidine or tryptophan, it contains less than 1 times the concentration of these.
- the present invention is different from the conventional external standard substance prepared by mixing almost uniform amino acids on the market, and is prepared according to the ratio (amino acid balance) of the amino acid existing concentration in the actual human plasma.
- a standard solution can be provided, and several to 10 dilutions are prepared from the external standard solution. By using these, a calibration curve for various amino acids for quantitative analysis of amino acids in human plasma can be used.
- the external standard solution as a standard solution for the amino acid quantification method, the quantification of amino acids in the living body can be analyzed easily and accurately compared to the case where a conventional standard substance is used. be able to.
- the internal standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma of the present invention exhibits good linearity between the concentration and the signal, and thus has high accuracy. Amino acid measurement is possible, and when used in the chromatographic method, there is almost no difference in the retention time of the amino acid in the internal standard solution and the amino acid to be measured, so that the measurement can be performed. .
- the internal standard solution of the present invention is characterized by “containing proline, glycine, valine, methionine, tryptophan, tyrosine and taurine labeled with one or more stable isotopes”.
- the internal standard solution of the present invention is characterized in that it contains “proline, glycine, valine, tryptophan, tyrosine, taurine, isoleucine, phenylalanine and asparagine labeled with one or more stable isotopes”.
- the internal standard solution of the present invention includes “proline, glycine, valine, tryptophan, tyrosine, taurine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, ornithine, ethanolamine, glutamic acid, 3 labeled with one or more stable isotopes.
- proline glycine, valine, tryptophan, tyrosine, taurine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, ornithine, ethanolamine, glutamic acid, 3 labeled with one or more stable isotopes.
- -Methylhistidine, serine, histidine and arginine ".
- the present invention provides an internal standard solution adapted to the characteristics of amino acids in plasma, for example, there is almost no difference in retention time in chromatographic methods, and the effect of maintaining the relationship between concentration and signal in a straight line is provided. Therefore, when the internal standard solution of the present invention as described above is used in an amino acid quantification method, the quantification of amino acids in a living body can be easily and accurately analyzed.
- the amino acid quantification method of the present invention is characterized by “using the above external standard solution or external standard substance”, and “in addition to the above external standard solution or external standard substance, , Using an internal standard solution or an internal standard substance ”, and further,“ using the above internal standard solution or internal standard substance ”.
- the quantification of amino acids in plasma can be analyzed easily and accurately.
- it is particularly preferable to measure with a mass spectrometer. Therefore, the amino acid quantification method of the present invention can not only easily analyze the quantification of amino acids in plasma but also has much superior accuracy compared to the case of using a conventional external standard substance and / or internal standard substance. Can be analyzed.
- the standard solution of the present invention statistically obtains the concentration distribution of various amino acids in human plasma based on data obtained by individually analyzing 6469 human plasma samples, and sets various amino acid concentrations accordingly. Accordingly, the standard error of amino acids in human plasma is very low, and the standard solution and a solution obtained by appropriately diluting the standard solution are used for preparing a calibration curve for quantitative analysis of amino acids, thereby enabling highly accurate measurement.
- the conventional standard solution is a mixed solution in which amino acids of almost the same concentration are mixed, in order to make the measurement concentration range of various amino acids fall within the range of the calibration curve to be prepared, a very large amount of calibration is required. It was necessary to measure at a point.
- the amino acid concentration is set based on the data obtained by analyzing a large amount of human plasma specimen as described above, a series of operations for diluting it with a plurality of specific dilution ratios ( Once preparation of several to 10 or less dilution series) is carried out, a standard solution for a calibration curve that matches the concentration of various amino acids in the plasma to be analyzed can be easily provided. As a result, calibration points are reduced, simple measurement is possible, and quantitative analysis with high accuracy is possible.
- the internal standard solution of the present invention can be used for highly accurate amino acid measurement because the relationship between the concentration and the signal becomes linear when used as an appropriate dilution of the internal standard solution of conventional amino acids. And, when used in the chromatographic method, there is almost no difference in the retention time of the amino acid in the internal standard solution and the amino acid to be measured, thus enabling highly accurate measurement.
- the present invention is extremely useful for quantitative analysis of amino acids in plasma.
- External standard solution for amino acid analysis in plasma of the present invention (external standard solution of the present invention)
- the external standard solution of the present invention is used for a so-called external standard employed in a quantitative analysis method using a calibration curve method, and specifically, various amino acids in a human biological sample to be measured.
- amino acids to be measured using the external standard solution of the present invention include valine (Val), glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), glutamine (Glu), serine (Ser), proline (Pro), and threonine (Thr ), Taurine (Tau), Leucine (Ler), Isoleucine (Ile), Lysine (Lys), Histidine (His), Phenylalanine (Phe), Tyrosine (Tyr), Asparagine (Asn), Ornithine (Orn), Arginine (Arg) ), Tryptophan (Trp), glutamic acid (Glu), methionine (Met), citrulline (Cit), cystine (Cys), ⁇ -aminobutyric acid (ABA), ethanolamine (EtOHNH 2 ), sarcosine (Sar), ⁇ -aminobutyric acid (GABA), ⁇ -aminoisobutyric acid ( ⁇ -AiBA), hydroxyproline (Hyl
- the external standard solution of the present invention is appropriately selected from the above amino acids according to the amino acid to be measured, and includes at least one amino acid contained in the following component A and at least one amino acid contained in the following components BD. Includes one. Specifically, it preferably contains at least one amino acid contained in the component A and contains at least one amino acid contained in the component B, and preferably contains at least one amino acid contained in the component C. Furthermore, those containing at least one amino acid contained in component D are preferred.
- Component A Valine, glycine, alanine and glutamine
- component B Serine, proline, threonine, taurine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine
- component C Asparagine, ornithine, arginine and tryptophan
- component D Glutamic acid, methionine, citrulline and cystine Among the above components A, valine is preferred.
- B components serine, proline, threonine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine are preferable, and leucine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine are more preferable.
- C components tryptophan and asparagine are preferable, and tryptophan is more preferable.
- D components citrulline and methionine are preferable, and citrulline is more preferable.
- the external standard solution of the present invention includes ethanolamine, sarcosine, ⁇ -aminobutyric acid, ⁇ -aminoisobutyric acid, hydroxyproline, aspartic acid, ⁇ -aminoadipic acid, hydroxylysine as amino acids other than the above components A to D. It may contain 1-methylhistidine, 3-methylhistidine, carnosine, anserine or ⁇ -aminobutyric acid (hereinafter abbreviated as E component).
- the above components A to D are classified according to the ratio of the existing concentration of amino acids present in human plasma, and amino acids in human plasma in the order of A component, B component, C component and D component.
- the existing concentration of is lowered.
- This grouping is tailored to the ratio of the concentration of amino acids in human biological samples. More specifically, this grouping is not only matched to the ratio of the average concentration, but also (1) Considering the median, maximum value, minimum value, etc., amino acids with a high maximum concentration are set higher than the average concentration, and amino acids with a low minimum concentration are ratios of the average concentration. (2) Considering the amino acid concentration distribution, if there are many distributions higher than the average concentration, set it higher than the ratio of the average concentration, and lower the concentration than the average concentration.
- the ratio of the average existing concentration it is set lower than the ratio of the average existing concentration, or (3) it is set by comprehensively considering these plural elements.
- taurine simply belonging to the ratio of the average existing concentration belongs to group C, but because the maximum value of the existing concentration is high, it is set to group B of high concentration instead of group C. preferable.
- isoleucine it belongs to group C when it is simply adjusted to the ratio of the average existing concentration, but according to the amino acid distribution, it is often present at a concentration higher than the average existing concentration.
- B is preferably set.
- the concentration of amino acids present in human plasma may be determined based on data obtained using a large number of specimens. However, the greater the number of specimens, the higher the accuracy and the more actual human plasma concentration. This is a preferable external standard solution reflecting the above.
- the concentration ratio of amino acids in the external standard solution of the present invention is calculated using 6469 samples, and is excellent with little standard error. In general, when extracting n samples from a population with standard deviation ⁇ and N elements, the standard error of the sample mean is ⁇ ((Nn) / (N-1)) * ( ⁇ / ⁇ n) If N is sufficiently large, it is estimated by ⁇ / ⁇ n.
- the concentration data is calculated from 6469 samples, for example, compared to the case where the concentration data is calculated from 300 samples, the standard error of the sample average is about 0.22 times, and it can be seen that data with a smaller standard error can be obtained.
- the specific molar concentration ratio and preferred molar concentration of the amino acid groups of the A to D components are as shown in the following table.
- the molar concentration ratio when the group A is 1 and the preferred molar concentration ratio are the molar concentration ratio when the amino acid is 1 when the A component is 1, and the A component is
- the molar concentration ratio when the lowest amino acid is 1 is represented.
- “but less than 1 time of group B” of the C component means that when the external standard solution of the present invention contains the B component and there is only one B component, the concentration of the amino acid is less than 1 time. When there are a plurality of amino acids, it indicates that the concentration is less than 1 times the lowest concentration of the amino acids.
- D component “however, less than 1 time of group B and less than 1 time of group C” means that the external standard solution of the present invention contains B component, and when there is one B component, the amino acid concentration When the concentration is less than 1 time and there are a plurality of B components, the concentration is less than 1 time of the lowest concentration of amino acids, and the external standard solution of the present invention contains the C component, and there is one C component. Indicates that the concentration is less than 1 time of the amino acid concentration, and when there are a plurality of C components, the concentration is less than 1 time of the lowest amino acid concentration.
- the concentration of the group A component in the external standard solution of the present invention is usually 0.0007M to 0.49M.
- the lower limit is preferably 0.0008M or higher, which is higher than 767.7 ⁇ M of glutamine whose average concentration + 2SD is the highest among the group A components, and is higher than 1276.9 ⁇ M of glutamine whose highest concentration is among the group A components Is more preferably 0.0013M or higher.
- the upper limit is preferably 0.1M or less, and more preferably 0.05M or less.
- the groups B to C may be set so that the molar concentration ratio to the group A falls within the range shown in the above table.
- the concentration of E component is less than 1 times the concentration of the lowest concentration amino acid when the external standard solution of the present invention contains the B component.
- the concentration is less than 1 times the lowest concentration of amino acids
- the concentration is less than 1 time of the lowest concentration of amino acids. Can be set.
- the external standard solution of the present invention preferably does not allow the A component and B component and the D component or / and E component to coexist during storage. Specifically, for example, when the external standard solution of the present invention containing all components A to E is used, it is stored separately for components A, B, C, D, and E, and is necessary for use. It is preferable to mix and use an external standard solution containing all components A to E.
- amino acids contained in the external standard solution of the present invention include, for example, those containing valine and at least one of leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, histidine, tryptophan and citrulline.
- those containing valine and at least one of leucine and isoleucine are preferred, those containing valine, at least one of leucine and isoleucine, and at least one of phenylalanine and tyrosine are more preferred, and valine, leucine and isoleucine are preferred.
- an amino acid is selected from valine and at least one of leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, histidine, tryptophan and citrulline as an external standard solution
- concentration ratios and preferred concentration ratios are as follows: .
- the concentration of valine is usually 0.0003M. ⁇ 0.49M.
- the lower limit is preferably 0.0004 M or higher, which is higher than 341.4 ⁇ M, which is the average concentration of valine + 2SD, and more preferably 0.0005 M or higher, which is higher than 469.9 ⁇ M, which is the maximum concentration of valine.
- the upper limit is preferably 0.1M or less, and more preferably 0.05M or less.
- about other amino acids, what is necessary is just to set suitably in the range used as the said amino acid ratio.
- the external standard solution of the present invention may be prepared by dissolving the above amino acid in water or a buffer solution or the like so that the concentration ratio is within the above concentration range.
- buffers include phosphate buffers, citrate buffers, borate buffers, tris buffers such as tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane buffer, N, N-bis ( 2-hydroxyethyl) glycine (Bicine) buffer, 2- [4- (2-hydroxyethyl) -1-piperazinyl] ethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) buffer, 3-morpholinopropanesulfonic acid (MOPS) buffer, acetic acid Good buffer solutions such as a buffer solution and a carbonate buffer solution can be used.
- the external standard solution of the present invention is prepared according to the actual amino acid concentration balance in a human plasma sample by adjusting the concentration ratio with each amino acid based on a specific amino acid concentration.
- 6469 human plasma specimens can be prepared based on the reference value of amino acid concentration shown in Table 3 of Example 1 below obtained by using a conventional standard substance.
- an external standard substance having 5 levels of concentrations 1 to 5 as shown in Table 1 below may be prepared.
- the concentration 3 is the closest to the average concentration in plasma, but as the external standard solution of the present invention, only the concentration 1 in Table 1 is provided, It is desirable to prepare and use one having a concentration of 2 to 5 in Table 1 by diluting it appropriately at the time of use.
- the A component and the B component and the D component or / and the E component do not coexist as described in the storage section of the standard solution. It is preferable to prepare a mixture of two amino acids in advance. Furthermore, it is more preferable to prepare a final external standard substance by mixing two amino acid mixtures (1 and 2) prepared in advance and using an amino acid preparation with low stability in the solution. preferable. That is, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the external standard solution of the present invention is preferably prepared by a kit comprising two amino acid mixtures 1 and 2 and an amino acid for business preparation.
- the amino acid mixture 1 contains amino acids having a relatively low concentration in plasma, and specific examples of these amino acids include ⁇ -AiBA, HyPro, Asp, ⁇ -AAA, Sar, ⁇ - HyLys, a EtOHNH 2, 3MeHis, 1MeHis, Ans , Car, GABA, ⁇ -ABA, Cit, Cys 2, Glu, Met , and the like.
- the amino acid mixture 2 contains amino acids having a relatively high concentration in plasma. Specific examples of amino acids are Arg, Orn, Ile, Leu, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Tyr, Tau, His, Lys. , Gly, Ala, Val etc.
- the amino acid for preparation of a task is an amino acid having relatively low stability in a solution, and specific examples include Asn, Gln, Trp and the like.
- the external standard substance of the present invention is prepared by mixing these reagents (that is, amino acid mixed solutions 1 and 2, amino acids for preparation of business).
- the composition of the preferred external standard substance of the present invention prepared, for example, Asp, 3MeHis, EtONH 2, 1MeHis, HyPro, Sar, ⁇ -AAA, ⁇ -AiBA, ⁇ -HyLys, GABA, Ans, the Car like each 0.02 M, for example ⁇ -ABA 0.05M, Met, Cit, Glu, Cys 2 0.1M each, for example Trp, Orn, Asn, Arg etc. 0.25M each, for example Phe, Tyr, Tau, His, Ile, Ser , Leu, Thr, Pro, Lys etc. each containing 0.50M, for example, Val, Gly, Ala, Gln etc. containing 1.0M each.
- External standard substance for amino acid analysis in plasma of the present invention is a mixture of various amino acids so as to become the above external standard solution of the present invention by dissolving a certain amount in a certain amount of water or buffer solution.
- the amino acids are the same as those described in the external standard solution.
- the external standard substance is preferably a freeze-dried external standard solution of the present invention.
- the internal standard solution of the present invention is a so-called internal standard used in a quantitative analysis method using a calibration curve method, specifically, mainly a living body to be measured.
- the internal standard solution of the present invention is characterized by containing an amino acid labeled with one or more stable isotopes, but is preferably prepared in accordance with the characteristics of the amino acid in the biological sample. That is, for example, the concentration of amino acids, the presence of contaminating components, detection sensitivity (especially detection sensitivity for liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer), overlap of amino acid and internal standard substance peaks, or a combination of these factors In view of this, it is preferable to determine the type of amino acid added to the internal standard, the concentration of the internal standard, and the element labeled with a stable isotope.
- the amino acid labeled with one or more stable isotopes in the internal standard solution of the present invention includes proline, glycine, valine, methionine, tryptophan, tyrosine, taurine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, ornithine, ethanolamine, glutamic acid, 3-methylhistidine, serine, histidine and arginine, sarcosine, alanine, ⁇ -aminobutyric acid, ⁇ -aminoisobutyric acid, ⁇ -aminobutyric acid, threonine, hydroxyproline, leucine, aspartic acid, glutamine, lysine, ⁇ -aminoadipic acid , ⁇ -hydroxylysine, 1-methylhistidine, citrulline, carnosine, anserine, cystine and the like.
- those containing at least proline, glycine, valine, methionine, tryptophan, tyrosine and taurine are preferred, and those containing at least proline, glycine, valine, methionine, tryptophan, tyrosine, taurine, isoleucine, phenylalanine and asparagine are more preferred.
- Examples of stable isotopes in the internal standard solution of the present invention include 2 H, 13 C, 15 N, 18 O and the like, and 13 C, 15 N and the like are preferable.
- the amino acid labeled with one or more stable isotopes preferably has a mass difference of 3 or more with the unlabeled amino acid.
- the influence of the natural abundance of the isotopes in the unlabeled body is reduced, enabling more accurate analysis. can get.
- the distribution of natural isotopes in alanine molecular formula; C 3 H 7 NO 2 , molecular weight 88
- molecular weight 88 molecular weight 88 (95.8%), 89 (3.74%), 90 (0.34%), 91 (0.02%)
- amino acids labeled with one or more stable isotopes include Pro-U 13 C 5 , 15 N, Gly-U 13 C 2 , 15 N, Val-U 13 C 5 , 15 N, Met -U 13 C 5 , 15 N, Trp-U 13 C 11 , 15 N 2 , Tyr-Ring- 13 C 6 , Tau-U 13 C 2 , Ile-U 13 C 6 , 15 N, Phe-U 13 C 9 , 15 N, Asn-U 13 C 4 , 15 N 2 , Orn-U 13 C 5 , EtONH 2 -1,1,2,2-d 4 , Glu-U 13 C 5 , 3MeHis-methyl-d 3 Ser-U 13 C 3 , 15 N, His-U 13 C 6 , 15 N 3 , Arg-U 15 N 4 and the like.
- the concentration of the amino acid labeled with one or more stable isotopes is usually 10 to 300 ⁇ M.
- proline is preferably lower than any amino acid concentration
- taurine is higher than any amino acid concentration
- proline is more preferably lower than any amino acid concentration. More specifically, the concentration decreases in the order of taurine> ethanolamine, glutamic acid, 3-methylhistidine, serine, histidine, arginine, tyrosine> asparagine> isoleucine, ornithine, phenylalanine, tryptophan> glycine, valine, methionine> proline. It is preferable to set as follows.
- the internal standard substance of the present invention is such that the amino acid labeled with one or more stable isotopes as described above falls within the above concentration range in accordance with the characteristics of the amino acid in the biological sample. It is prepared by dissolving in water or a buffer solution. Specifically, it can be prepared based on the reference value relating to the amino acid concentration in Table 3 in the following Examples.
- the buffer solution may be the same as the external standard solution of the present invention.
- the internal standard substance of the present invention is a mixture of various amino acids so as to be the internal standard solution of the present invention by dissolving a certain amount in a certain amount of water or buffer.
- the amino acids are the same as those described in the internal standard solution.
- the internal standard substance is preferably a freeze-dried internal standard solution of the present invention.
- Quantitative Analysis Method for Plasma Amino Acids of the Present Invention include external standard methods (that is, methods using the external standard solution or external standard substance of the present invention) and internal standard methods. is there.
- external standard methods that is, methods using the external standard solution or external standard substance of the present invention
- internal standard methods that behaves in the same manner as the sample. It becomes possible to increase the accuracy of quantification. That is, in the present invention, it is possible to carry out only by a method using an external standard solution or an external standard substance, or a method using an internal standard solution or an internal standard substance, but by using both together, More accurate quantitative analysis can be performed.
- the amino acid quantification method using the external standard solution or the external standard substance in the present invention may be carried out according to a calibration curve method known per se. Specifically, for example, the external standard solution (or external standard of the present invention) is used. 2) diluted solution, 4x diluted solution, 10x diluted solution and 20x diluted solution of the substance dissolved in water etc.), and measuring the stock solution and these diluted solutions with appropriate analytical method, peak A calibration curve representing the relationship between area or peak height and concentration is prepared. Thereafter, for example, amino acid to be measured is measured using human plasma, and the concentration is calculated by applying the obtained peak area or peak height to the calibration curve.
- the analysis method may be any analysis method usually used in this field, and specifically, for example, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry (LC-) MS-MS), liquid chromatography-fluorescence analysis, liquid chromatography-UV detection, etc., among which LC-MS using a mass spectrometer, LC-MS-MS, etc. are preferred.
- LC-MS liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
- MS-MS liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry
- liquid chromatography-fluorescence analysis liquid chromatography-UV detection, etc.
- These analysis conditions may be performed according to a method known per se.
- the labeling reagent since most amino acids have very weak absorption, fluorescence, and electrochemical response, it is preferable to perform the analysis after labeling the amino group of the amino acid according to the analysis conditions. In this case, it is preferable to use a labeling reagent that can exhibit higher sensitivity and high selectivity.
- Specific examples of the labeling reagent include carbamate compounds described in Patent Document 1, among which 3-amino Pyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (APDS) is preferred.
- the amino acid quantification method using the internal standard solution or the internal standard substance may be performed according to a method using a known internal standard.
- an internal standard solution or an internal standard substance is used.
- a sample dissolved in water or the like) is added to a specimen such as human plasma, and the amino acid to be measured and the amino acid labeled with a stable isotope in an internal standard solution are used to convert the external standard to the external standard. It is measured by the method described in the quantitative method using liquid.
- the ratio is obtained from the peak area or peak height of the amino acid to be measured and the peak area or peak height of the amino acid labeled with a stable isotope, and the ratio is obtained based on the ratio. This is done by correcting the time error and calculating the concentration of the amino acid to be measured.
- Precolumn derivatization was performed using the obtained supernatant fraction and a labeling reagent (3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate reagent). Specifically, add 4 ⁇ L of the supernatant fraction to 12 ⁇ L of 200 mM borate buffer (pH 8.8), mix well, and further add 3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate reagent (20 mg). 4 ⁇ L dissolved in 1 mL of acetonitrile) was added and mixed well, and then heated at 55 ° C. for 5 minutes.
- a labeling reagent 3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate reagent.
- amino acid concentration plasma balance amino acid concentration
- Table 3 The average density, maximum density, minimum density, and standard deviation are shown in Table 3 below. The graph is shown in FIG.
- Example 1 Preparation of External Standard Solution of the Present Invention (Plasma Balance Amino Acid Mixed Substance Containing Solution)
- Various amino acid products (EtONH 2 , Gly, Sar, Ala, GABA, ⁇ -AiBA, ⁇ -ABA, Ser, Pro, Val, Thr) , Tau, Hypro, Leu, Ile, Orn, Asp, Lys, Glu, Met, His, ⁇ -AAA, ⁇ -HyLys, Phe, 1MeHis, 3MeHis, Arg, Cit, Tyr, Car, Ans, Cys 2 or more, Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.), taking into account the amino acid concentration ratio in plasma [that is, the human plasma balance amino acid concentration determined in Experimental Example 1 (see Table 3 and FIG. 1)] and amino acid stability, The following amino acid mixtures 1 and 2 were prepared.
- Amino acid mixture 1 Contains ⁇ -AiBA, HyPro, Asp, ⁇ -AAA, Sar, ⁇ -HyLys, EtONH 2 , 3MeHis, 1MeHis, Ans, Car and GABA 200 ⁇ M, ⁇ -ABA 500 ⁇ M, Cit, Cys 2 , Glu and Met 1000 ⁇ M
- Aqueous amino acid mixture 2 Aqueous solution containing 2500 ⁇ M Arg and Orn, 5000 ⁇ M Ile, Leu, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Tyr, Tau, His and Lys, and 10,000 ⁇ M Gly, Ala and Val.
- Table 4 below shows the contents of the external standard solution (plasma balance amino acid mixed standard solution) of the present invention prepared from the above results. Further, a graph for density 1 and density 5 is shown in FIG.
- Comparative Example 1 External Standard Solution as Conventional Product
- an amino acid mixed standard solution Type B (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.)
- Amino acid mixed standard solution Type ANII (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) was used to prepare an amino acid mixed standard solution.
- Table 4 below shows the contents of the amino acid mixed standard solution together with the external standard solution of the present invention. Further, FIG. 1 shows a graph for the density 1 'and the density 5'.
- Example 2 Preparation of Internal Standard Solution of the Present Invention
- the following stable isotope-labeled amino acids were obtained from Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Isotec, and Gln-U 13 C 5 , 15 N 2 (100 ⁇ M), Arg-U 15 N 4 (100 ⁇ M), His-U 13 C 6 , 15 N 3 (100 ⁇ M), Glu-U 13 C 5 , 15 N (100 ⁇ M), Ser-U 13 C 3 , 15 N (100 ⁇ M), Gly-U 13 C 2 , 15 N (50 ⁇ M), Ala-3,3,3-d 3 (100 ⁇ M), Leu-5,5,5-d 3 (80 ⁇ M), Lys-U 13 C 6 , 15 N 2 (130 ⁇ M), Val-U 13 C 5 , 15 N (50 ⁇ M), Met-U 13 C 5 , 15 N (50 ⁇ M), Pro-U 13 C 5 , 15 N (25 ⁇ M),
- Non-Patent Document 4 As a comparative control, the internal standard solution described in Non-Patent Document 4 was prepared and used as an internal standard solution (conventional internal standard solution) as a comparative example for Example 2.
- Table 5 below shows various amino acids when measuring various amino acid concentrations in human plasma using the internal standard solution (internal standard solution of the present invention) or the internal standard solution of the comparative example (conventional internal standard solution).
- the internal standard solution for is shown.
- those with gray in the frame represent amino acids whose stable isotopes are not used as internal standard solutions.
- various stable isotopes are used in consideration of the retention time with amino acids not labeled with stable isotopes, the physical properties of the compounds, the results of addition recovery tests, etc. The optimum amino acid was selected from the labeled amino acids.
- Example 3 Quantitative analysis of amino acids using the external standard solution of the present invention
- Precolumn derivatization was performed using the obtained supernatant fraction and a labeling reagent (3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate reagent). Specifically, 20 ⁇ L of the supernatant fraction was added to 60 ⁇ L of 200 mM borate buffer (pH 8.8) and mixed well. Further, 20 ⁇ L of 3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate reagent (20 mg dissolved in 1 mL of acetonitrile) was added and mixed well, followed by heating at 55 ° C. for 10 minutes. Next, the solution was allowed to cool at room temperature, and 100 ⁇ L of a 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution was added and mixed well to obtain an analysis sample for high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
- a labeling reagent 3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate reagent.
- the addition recovery rate of the Examples is a value calculated based on a calibration curve prepared using the external standard solution (plasma balance amino acid mixed standard solution) of Example 1.
- Comparative Example 2 Quantitative Analysis of Amino Acids Using External Standard Solution of Comparative Example 1
- Example 3 (6) as the external standard solution, the concentrations 1 ′ to 5 ′ in Table 4 (conventional amino acid mixed standard solution) 5 Except for using points, the recovery rate of addition of amino acid in human plasma was determined by the same method as in Example 3. The results are shown in Table 6 together with the results of Example 3.
- the addition recovery rate of the comparative example is a value calculated based on a calibration curve prepared using an external standard solution (conventional amino acid mixed standard solution) prepared as a comparative control.
- the dilution ratio of the lower limit concentration with respect to the upper limit concentration is increased, and the calibration is performed. It was found that the points need to be increased (for example, 10 calibration points at 1000 times the concentration).
- Example 4 Quantitative analysis of amino acids in an external standard solution using the internal standard solution of the present invention
- the internal standard solution of the present invention prepared in Example 2 (Example 2 in Table 5) was used as an internal standard.
- the conventional internal standard solution prepared in Example 2 (comparative example in Table 5) was used as the internal standard.
- the external standard solution (plasma balance amino acid mixed standard solution) of the present invention having a concentration of 1 in Table 4 obtained in Example 1 was successively 5/4 times, 5/3 times, 2 times, 5/2 times, 10 concentrations were prepared as amino acids for measurement by serial dilution to 10/3 times, 5 times, 10 times, 20 times, and 40 times.
- Precolumn derivatization was performed using 3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate reagent. 10 ⁇ L of the solution containing the internal standard solution of the present invention described in (1) above was added to 185 ⁇ L of 200 mM borate buffer (pH 8.8) and mixed well. Further, 5 ⁇ L of 3-aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate reagent (20 mg dissolved in 1 mL of acetonitrile) was added, mixed well, and heated at 60 ° C. for 5 minutes to make a sample for analysis. .
- a standardized response factor was calculated using the obtained measurement results. That is, the peak area ratio was divided by the concentration value, the response factor was calculated, and the response factor of concentration 8 was set to 1.0 and normalized.
- Table 7 shows the response factors obtained from the results using the internal standard solution of the present invention
- Table 8 shows the response factors obtained from the results using the conventional internal standard solution. Tables 7 and 8 describe only amino acids having different internal standard solutions.
- the present invention provides an external standard solution that matches the ratio of the concentration of the amino acid to be analyzed in the quantitative analysis of amino acids in plasma, and a method for quantifying amino acids using the external standard solution.
- the calibration point for preparing the calibration curve can be reduced, the concentration range of amino acids to be analyzed can be narrowed down, and quantitative analysis of amino acids can be performed with higher accuracy. Therefore, the present invention has a remarkable effect as compared with the prior art and is extremely useful.
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一方、定量分析においては、通常、分析対象化合物の測定点を挟んで複数の濃度の標準物質を分析して検量線を作製する、検量線法が一般的に用いられる。このような検量線法による定量分析では、既知濃度の外部標準を用いて濃度とシグナル(信号、具体的には、ピーク面積やピーク高さなどを表す)との相関を予め求め、そこで得られた情報(つまり、検量線)に基づいて検体試料中の濃度を求める。よって、検量線法を用いる定量分析においては、外部標準(基準)から得られる検量線が基準となるので、高精度な解析のためには定量用の標準品が極めて重要となる。そして、検量線法による定量分析を高精度に行うためには、いくつかの異なる濃度系列の標準品を用意し、実際に、それらを測定することで検量線を作製し、且つ、検体試料中の測定対象の濃度が検量線作製に使用した標準品の濃度間に入っていることが精度のよい定量をする上で重要となる。具体的には、検体試料中の対象の濃度が50μM(μmol/l)の検体であれば、25μMから75μMの標準品を用いるのが好ましい。更に、この際の標準品の検量点(測定点)の範囲は、狭い方が、濃度とシグナルとの直線性が確保されやすいため好ましい。より具体的に述べれば、1μMから100μMで検量点をとるよりも、25μMから75μMで検量点をとるのが好ましい。
一方、ヒト血漿中のアミノ酸に対する参照標準物質についての報告がなされているが(非特許文献3)、該報告における標準物質は、不特定多数のアメリカ人の男女100名から得た血漿を混合させた血漿プールであるため、ロット間による濃度値のバラツキを避けることはできなかった。また、これを標準液として用いてアミノ酸測定を行った場合、当該標準物質に含まれる各種アミノ酸の濃度は100人の平均値となっているため、検体のアミノ酸濃度が平均値を超えるものであった場合には、その濃度は検量線の範囲から外れ、測定精度において信頼性を欠いていた。更に、該標準物質は、アミノ酸以外の種々の生体物質を含むものであるため、これら物質による測定値への影響の可能性を否定できず、高精度な定量分析を行ための標準物質として用いるには課題を有していた。
さらにまた、検量線法を用いる定量分析法には、いわゆる、外部標準法と内部標準法などがあるが、内部標準物質についても外部標準物質と同様に、検体試料の特性に合わせて標準物質を設計することにより、定量精度を上げることが可能となる。特に質量分析計を検出器とした場合、試料中のマトリックス効果の影響は大きく、内部標準物質を使用することは、精度よく測定する上で非常に重要なものとなる。
この内部標準法を用いたアミノ酸の測定については、いくつかの研究が報告されているが(例えば、非特許文献4、5)、従来の内部標準物質は、濃度とシグナルとの直線性が悪いものもあり、これらを用いた場合にアミノ酸の測定の精度が良くない等の問題を有していた。そのため、このような問題を解消した内部標準物質の開発が望まれていた。
[A成分]
バリン、グリシン、アラニン及びグルタミン
[B成分]
セリン、プロリン、スレオニン、タウリン、ロイシン、イソロイシン、リジン、ヒスチジン、フェニルアラニン及びチロシン
[C成分]
アスパラギン、オルニチン、アルギニン及びトリプトファン
[D成分]
グルタミン酸、メチオニン、シトルリン及びシスチンであることを特徴とする。
また、本発明の一形態において、血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液は、「(1)A成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき0.0007M~0.49M、及び
(2)B成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき、A成分から選ばれるアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の0.2~0.9倍濃度含有する」ことを特徴とする。
また、本発明の一形態において、血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液は、「上記外部標準液に、更に、C成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき、A成分から選ばれるアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の0.1~0.4倍濃度、且つ、B成分のアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の1倍未満濃度含有する」ことを特徴とする。
従って、本発明は血漿中アミノ酸の定量分析において極めて有用なものである。
本発明の外部標準液は、検量線法を用いる定量分析法で採用する、いわゆる、外部標準のために用いられるものであり、具体的には、測定対象のヒトの生体試料中の各種アミノ酸の存在濃度の比率に合わせて、標準物質(基準)としての複数のアミノ酸製品(市販品)を調製して混合した溶液であり、外部混合標準液ともいう。
本発明の外部標準液を用いて測定するアミノ酸としては、例えば、バリン(Val)、グリシン(Gly)、アラニン(Ala)、グルタミン(Glu)、セリン(Ser)、プロリン(Pro)、スレオニン(Thr)、タウリン(Tau)、ロイシン(Ler)、イソロイシン(Ile)、リジン(Lys)、ヒスチジン(His)、フェニルアラニン(Phe)、チロシン(Tyr)、アスパラギン(Asn)、オルニチン(Orn)、アルギニン(Arg)、トリプトファン(Trp)、グルタミン酸(Glu)、メチオニン(Met)、シトルリン(Cit)、シスチン(Cys)、α-アミノ酪酸(ABA)、エタノールアミン(EtOHNH2)、ザルコシン(Sar)、γアミノ酪酸(GABA)、β-アミノイソブチル酸(β-AiBA)、ヒドロキシプロリン(HyPro)、アスパラギン酸(Asp)、α-アミノアジピン酸(α-AAA)、ヒドロキシルリジン(HyLys)、1-メチルヒスチジン(1MeHis)、3-メチルヒスチジン(3MeHis)、カルノシン(Car)、アンセリン(Ans)等が挙げられるが、特に、バリン(Val)、グリシン(Gly)、アラニン(Ala)、グルタミン(Glu)、セリン(Ser)、プロリン(Pro)、スレオニン(Thr)、タウリン(Tau)、ロイシン(Ler)、イソロイシン(Ile)、リジン(Lys)、ヒスチジン(His)、フェニルアラニン(Phe)、チロシン(Tyr)、アスパラギン(Asn)、オルニチン(Orn)、アルギニン(Arg)、トリプトファン(Trp)、グルタミン酸(Glu)、メチオニン(Met)、シトルリン(Cit)、シスチン(Cys)等が好ましい。
バリン、グリシン、アラニン及びグルタミン
[B成分]
セリン、プロリン、スレオニン、タウリン、ロイシン、イソロイシン、リジン、ヒスチジン、フェニルアラニン及びチロシン
[C成分]
アスパラギン、オルニチン、アルギニン及びトリプトファン
[D成分]
グルタミン酸、メチオニン、シトルリン及びシスチン
上記A成分の中でも、バリンが好ましい。
上記B成分の中でも、セリン、プロリン、スレオニン、ロイシン、イソロイシン、リジン、ヒスチジン、フェニルアラニン及びチロシンが好ましく、ロイシン、イソロイシン、ヒスチジン、フェニルアラニン、チロシンがより好ましい。
上記D成分の中でもシトルリン、メチオニンが好ましく、シトルリンがより好ましい。
本発明の外部標準液は、上記のアミノ酸を、上記濃度範囲内で上記の濃度比となるように、水又は緩衝液等に溶解して調製すればよい。このような緩衝液としては、具体的には、例えばリン酸緩衝液、クエン酸緩衝液、ホウ酸緩衝液、トリス(ヒドロキシメチル)アミノメタン緩衝液等のトリス緩衝液、N,N-ビス(2-ヒドロキシエチル)グリシン(Bicine)緩衝液、2-[4-(2-ヒドロキシエチル)-1-ピペラジニル]エタンスルホン酸(HEPES)緩衝液、3-モルホリノプロパンスルホン酸(MOPS)緩衝液、酢酸緩衝液、炭酸緩衝液等のグッド緩衝液等が挙げられる。
更にまた、予め調製した2つのアミノ酸混合液(1及び2)と、溶液中での安定性が低いアミノ酸の用事調製とによって混合して調製し、最終的な外部標準物質を調製することがより好ましい。すなわち、本発明の別の好ましい実施形態において、本発明の外部標準物質溶液は、2つのアミノ酸混合液1及び2と用事調製用アミノ酸とを含んでなるキットによって調製されることが好ましい。より詳細には、アミノ酸混合液1は、血漿中で比較的存在濃度が低いアミノ酸を含むものであり、これらアミノ酸の具体例は、β-AiBA、HyPro、Asp、α-AAA、Sar、δ-HyLys、EtOHNH2、3MeHis、1MeHis、Ans、Car、GABA、α-ABA、Cit、Cys2、Glu、Met等である。アミノ酸混合液2は、血漿中で比較的存在濃度が高いアミノ酸を含むものであり、アミノ酸の具体例はArg、Orn、Ile、Leu、Phe、Pro、Ser、Thr、Tyr、Tau、His、Lys、Gly、Ala、Val等である。また、用事調製用アミノ酸は溶液中で比較的安定性が低いアミノ酸であり、具体例としては、Asn、Gln、Trp等である。
本願発明の外部標準物質は、一定量の水又は緩衝液に一定量を溶解することで、上記本発明の外部標準液となるように各種アミノ酸を混合したものであればよく、該アミノ酸は、上記外部標準液で述べたものと同じものが挙げられる。また、該外部標準物質は、本発明の外部標準液を凍結乾燥したもの等が好ましい。
本発明の内部標準液は、検量線法を用いる定量分析法で使用する、いわゆる、内部標準であり、具体的には、主に、測定対象の生体試料中のアミノ酸の存在濃度の比率と検出感度などを考慮して、標準物質(基準)としての複数のアミノ酸製品を調製して混合した溶液であり、内部混合標準液ともいう。
本発明の内部標準物質は、生体試料中のアミノ酸の特性に合わせて、上記の如き1つ以上の安定同位体で標識されたアミノ酸を上記濃度範囲となるように、水又は緩衝液等に溶解して調製される。具体的には、下記実施例の表3のアミノ酸濃度に関する基準値などに基づいて調製することができる。尚、上記緩衝液は、上記本発明の外部標準液と同じものが挙げられる。
本願発明の内部標準物質は、一定量の水又は緩衝液に一定量を溶解することで、上記本発明の内部標準液となるように各種アミノ酸を混合したものであればよく、該アミノ酸は、上記内部標準液で述べたものと同じものが挙げられる。また、該内部標準物質は、本発明の内部標準液を凍結乾燥したもの等が好ましい。
一般的に、検量線法を用いる定量分析法においては、外部標準法(つまり、本発明の外部標準液又は外部標準物質を用いる手法)と内部標準法等がある。本発明の定量方法においては、外部標準だけではなく、検体内に検体と同様の挙動をする標準物質(つまり、本発明の内部標準液又は内部標準物質)を予め検体試料に添加しておけば、定量の精度を高めることが可能となる。即ち、本願発明においては、外部標準液又は外部標準物質を用いた方法、又は、内部標準液又は内部標準物質を用いた方法のみで行うことも可能であるが、両方を合わせて用いることで、より精度の高い定量分析を行うことができる。
(1)検体
血漿バランスアミノ酸濃度を求めるための検体として、6469のヒト血漿検体を使用した。
市販品のアミノ酸混合標準溶液H型とB型(和光純薬工業(株)製)に、下記表中の濃度となるように下記表中の各種アミノ酸を加えて、上記ヒト血漿検体に添加するための外部標準液7種を調製した。表中の濃度は、調製後の濃度を示す。
下記の安定同位体標識したアミノ酸を、味の素(株)及びCambridge Isotope Laboratories、Isotecから入手して、Gln-U13C5,15N2(100μM)、Arg-U15N4(100μM)、His-U15N3(100μM)(一部はHis-U13C6,15N3(100μM))、Glu-U13C5,15N(200μM)、Ser-U13C3,15N(100μM)、Gly-2,2-d22(50μM)、Ala-3,3,3-d3(80μM)、Leu-5,5,5-d3(80μM)、Lys-4,4,5,5-d4(100μM)、Val-2,3,4,4,4,5,5,5-d5(25μM)、Met-methyl-d3(25μM)、Pro-d7(100μM)、Trp-U13C11,15N2(100μM)、Phe-phenyl-d5(100μM)、Orn-U13C5(80μM)及びCit-4,4,5,5-d4(100μM)を含有する内部標準液を調製した。
上記の内部標準液50μLに上記検体50μLを加えてよく混和した後、アセトニトリル100μLを加えて更によく混和した。該溶液を、微量高速冷却遠心機で遠心分離した後、その上清画分を抽出した。
得られた上清画分、標識試薬(3-アミノピリジル-N-ヒドロキシスクシンイミジルカルバメート試薬)を用いて、プレカラム誘導体化を行った。具体的には、200mMホウ酸緩衝液(pH8.8)12μLに、上清画分4μLを添加し、よく混和し、さらに、3-アミノピリジル- N-ヒドロキシスクシンイミジルカルバメート試薬(20mgをアセトニトリル1mLに溶解したもの)4μLを添加して良く混合した後、55℃で5分間加温した。次いで、該溶液に、25mMギ酸アンモニア水溶液(pH6.0)60μLと0.1%ギ酸水溶液20μLを加えてよく混合したものを、高速液体クロマトグラフ-質量分析の分析用試料とした。
下記条件で分析を行った。
高速液体クロマトグラフ:L-2100シリーズ(日立ハイテクノロジーズ)
分析カラム :Wakosil-II 3C8-100HG(和光純薬工業)
ガードカラム :Wakosil-II 3C8-100HG(和光純薬工業)
移動相:移動相A:25mMギ酸(pHをアンモニア水で6.0に調製)
移動相B:アセトニトリル/水(6:4(v/v))
カラム温度 :40℃
試料注入量 :5μL
質量分析装置 : Thermo Scientific Surveyor MSQ Plus(Thermo Fisher Scientific)
モニターイオン:
EtONH2:182、 Gly:196、 Ala:210、 Sar:210、 GABA:224、 β-AiBA:224、α-ABA:224、 Ser:226、 Pro:236、 Val:238、 Thr:240、 Tau: 246、 HyPro:252、 Ile:252、 Leu:252、 Asn:253、 Asp:254、 Gln:267、 Glu:268、 Met:270、 His:276、 α-AAA:282、 Phe:286、 1MeHis:290、 3MeHis:290、 Arg:295、 Cit:296、 Tyr:302、 Trp:325、 Car:347、 Ans:361、 Orn:373、 Lys:387、 δ-HyLys:403、 Cys2:481
外部標準液については表2の濃度1~7の7点のうち5点以上(正確性が±15%(下限は±20%)の範囲内から外れる点については除外)を用い、原点を通らず、重み付けには1/xを利用した。
各種アミノ酸製品(EtONH2、Gly、Sar、Ala、GABA、β-AiBA、α-ABA、Ser、Pro、Val、Thr、Tau、Hypro、Leu、Ile、Orn、Asp、Lys、Glu、Met、His、α-AAA、δ-HyLys、Phe、1MeHis、3MeHis、Arg、Cit、Tyr、Car、Ans、Cys2、以上、和光純薬工業(株)製)を用い、血漿中のアミノ酸濃度比率[つまり、実験例1で決定したヒト血漿バランスアミノ酸濃度(表3及び図1参照)]及びアミノ酸の安定性を加味し、下記アミノ酸混合液1及び2を調製した。
β-AiBA、HyPro、Asp、α-AAA、Sar、δ-HyLys、EtONH2、3MeHis、1MeHis、Ans、CarおよびGABAを200μM、α-ABAを500μM、Cit、Cys2、GluおよびMetを1000μM含有する水溶液
アミノ酸混合液2:
Arg及びOrnを2500μM、Ile、Leu、Phe、Pro、Ser、Thr、Tyr、Tau、His及びLysを5000μM、Gly、Ala、及びValを10000μM含有する水溶液
Asp、3MeHis、EtONH2、1MeHis、HyPro、Sar、α-AAA、β-AiBA、δ-HyLys、GABA、Ans及びCarを20μM、α-ABAを50μM、Met、Cit、Glu及びCys2を100μM、Trp、Orn、Asn及びArgを250μM、Phe、Tyr、Tau、His、Ile、Ser、Leu、Thr、Pro及びLysを500μM、Val、Gly、Ala及びGlnを1000μM含有。
実施例1の本発明の外部標準液の比較対照として、上記アミノ酸混合液1および2の代わりに、アミノ酸混合標準液Type B(和光純薬工業(株)製)およびアミノ酸混合標準液Type ANII(和光純薬工業(株)製)を用いて、アミノ酸混合標準液を調製した。
下記の安定同位体標識したアミノ酸を、味の素(株)、Cambridge Isotope Laboratories、Isotecから入手して、Gln-U13C5,15N2(100μM)、Arg-U15N4(100μM)、His-U13C6,15N3(100μM)、Glu-U13C5,15N(100μM)、Ser-U13C3,15N(100μM)、Gly-U13C2,15N(50μM)、Ala-3,3,3-d3(100μM)、Leu-5,5,5-d3(80μM)、Lys-U13C6,15N2(130μM)、Val-U13C5,15N(50μM)、Met-U13C5,15N(50μM)、Pro-U13C5,15N(25μM)、Trp-U13C11,15N2(80μM)、Phe-U13C9,15N(80μM)、Orn-U13C5(80μM)、Cit-4,4,5,5-d4(100μM)、Thr-U13C4(100μM)、Tyr-Ring-13C6(100μM)、Tau-U13C2(250μM)、Ile-U13C6,15N(80μM)、Asn-U13C4,15N2(90μM)、3MeHis-methyl-d3(100μM)、Asp-2,3,3-d3(100μM)、Cys2-3,3,3',3'-d4(200μM)及びEtONH2-1,1,2,2-d4(100μM)を含有する内部標準液を調製した。
(1)生体試料の調製
生体試料として、健常人ボランティア5名の採血を行い、血漿分離後に血漿を混合し、プール血漿とした。
得られたプール血漿と下記表6に記載の既知濃度アミノ酸混合溶液とを1:1で混合した検体を既知濃度アミノ酸添加血漿とし、得られたプール血漿と水とを1:1で混合した検体をコントロール血漿とした。
上記の既知濃度アミノ酸添加血漿又はコントロール血漿50μLに、実施例2の内部標準液50μLを添加した後、良く混和してアセトニトリル100μLを加えて良く混和した。
次いで、それぞれを微量高速冷却遠心機で遠心分離した後、得られた上清画分を分析に用いた。
得られた上清画分、標識試薬(3-アミノピリジル-N-ヒドロキシスクシンイミジルカルバメート試薬)を用いて、プレカラム誘導体化を行った。具体的には、200mMホウ酸緩衝液(pH8.8)60μLに、上清画分20μLを添加し、よく混和した。さらに3-アミノピリジル-N-ヒドロキシスクシンイミジルカルバメート試薬(20mgをアセトニトリル1mLに溶解したもの)20μLを添加して良く混合後、55℃で10分間加温した。次いで、該溶液を室温で放冷した後、0.1%ギ酸水溶液を100μL添加してよく混合したものを、高速液体クロマトグラフ-質量分析の分析用試料とした。
下記条件で分析を行った。
高速液体クロマトグラフ:10Avpシリーズ(島津製作所)
分析カラム :Inartsil C8-3(ジーエルサイエンス)
ガードカラム:Inartsil ODS-3(ジーエルサイエンス)
移動相:移動相A:25mMギ酸(pHをアンモニア水で6.0に調製)
移動相B:アセトニトリル/水(6:4(v/v))
カラム温度 :40℃
試料注入量 :3μL
質量分析装置 :API3000 LC/MS/MSシステム(AB SCIEX)
モニターイオン(Q1/Q3):
EtONH2:182/121、 Gly:196/121、 Ala:210/121、 Sar:210/121、 GABA:224/121、 β-AiBA:224/121、 α-ABA:224/121、Ser:226/121、 Pro:236/121、 Val:238/121、 Thr:240/121、 Tau:246/121、 HyPro:252/121、 Ile:252/121、 Leu:252/121、 Asn:253/121、 Asp:254/121、 Gln:267/121、 Glu:268/121、Met:270/121、 His:276/121、 α-AAA:282/121、 Phe:286/121、1MeHis:290/121、 3MeHis:290/121、 Arg:295/121、 Cit:296/121、 Tyr:302/121、 Trp:325/121、 Car:347/121、 Ans:361/121、 Orn:373/121、 Lys:387/121、 δ-HyLys:403/121、 Cys2:481/121
実施例1の外部標準液を用いて、上記既知濃度アミノ酸添加血漿と同様に、上記(4)の誘導体化処理を行い、(5)の分析を行った。その分析結果より、上限濃度と下限濃度の差を20倍とした検量線を作製した。外部標準液としては、表4の濃度1~5(血漿バランスアミノ酸混合標準液)の5点を用い、原点を通らず、重み付けには1/xを利用した。
既知濃度アミノ酸添加血漿の測定結果より、添加回収率を求めた。添加回収率は以下のように算出した。
添加回収率={(既知濃度アミノ酸添加血漿中アミノ酸濃度)-(コントロール血漿中アミノ酸濃度)}×2÷添加既知濃度アミノ酸(%)
尚、各濃度は、ピーク面積比{(各成分のピーク面積)÷(内部標準液のピーク面積)}を求め、上述の検量線を用いて算出した。その結果を表6に示す。ここで、実施例の添加回収率は、実施例1の外部標準液(血漿バランスアミノ酸混合標準液)を用い作製した検量線を元に計算した値である。
実施例3の(6)において、外部標準液として、表4の濃度1’~5’(従来のアミノ酸混合標準液)の5点を用いた以外は、実施例3と同様の方法により、ヒト血漿中にアミノ酸を添加した時の、添加回収率を求めた。その結果を実施例3の結果と併せて表6に示す。表中、比較例の添加回収率は、比較対照として調製した外部標準液(従来のアミノ酸混合標準液)を用い作製した検量線を元に計算した値である。
(1)本発明の内部標準液及び外部標準液
実施例2で調製した本発明の内部標準液(表5中の実施例2)を、内部標準として用いた。また、比較例として、実施例2で調製した従来の内部標準液(表5中の比較例)を、内部標準として用いた。
また、実施例1で得られた表4の濃度1の本発明の外部標準液(血漿バランスアミノ酸混合標準液)を、順次5/4倍、5/3倍、2倍、5/2倍、10/3倍、5倍、10倍、20倍、40倍まで段階希釈し、測定用のアミノ酸として10濃度を調製した。
3-アミノピリジル-N-ヒドロキシスクシンイミジルカルバメート試薬を用いて、プレカラム誘導体化を行った。200mMホウ酸緩衝液(pH8.8)185μLに、上記(1)の本発明の内部標準液を含む溶液のうち10μLを添加し、良く混和した。さらに3-アミノピリジル-N-ヒドロキシスクシンイミジルカルバメート試薬(20mgをアセトニトリル1mLに溶解したもの)5μLを添加し、良く混合後、60℃で5分間加温したものを、分析用試料とした。同様に、200mMホウ酸緩衝液(pH8.8)185μLに、上記(1)の従来の内部標準液を含む溶液のうち10μLを添加して、良く混和した。さらに、3-アミノピリジル-N-ヒドロキシスクシンイミジルカルバメート試薬 5μLを添加して、良く混合後、60℃で5分間加温し、これを、比較例としての分析用試料とした。
上記分析用試料それぞれを、下記条件で分析した。
高速液体クロマトグラフ:20Aシリーズ(島津製作所)
分析カラム :Inertsil ODS-3(ジーエルサイエンス)
プレフィルタ:0.5μmディスク、プレフィルタ用(島津製作所)
移動相:移動相A :25mMギ酸(pHをアンモニア水で6.0に調製)
移動相B :アセトニトリル
カラム温度 :40℃
試料注入量 :5μL
質量分析装置 :LCMS2020(島津製作所)
モニターイオン:
EtONH2:182、Gly:196、Ala:210、Sar:210、GABA:224、β-AiBA:224、α-ABA:224、Ser:226、Pro:236、Val:238、Thr:240、Tau:246、HyPro:252、Ile:252、Leu:252、Asn:253、Asp:254、Gln:267、Glu:268、Met:270、His:276、α-AAA:282、Phe:286、1MeHis:290、3MeHis:290、Arg:295、Cit:296、Tyr:302、Trp:325、Car:347、Ans:361、Orn:373、Lys:387、δ-HyLys:403、Cys2:481
Claims (22)
- (1)下記A成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき0.0007M~0.49M、及び
(2)(i)下記B成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき、A成分から選ばれるアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の0.2~0.9倍濃度、
(ii)下記C成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき、A成分から選ばれるアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の0.1~0.4倍濃度、且つ、B成分を含む場合には、そのうちの最も低濃度のアミノ酸の1倍未満濃度、
又は
(iii)下記D成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき、A成分から選ばれるアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の0.05~0.2倍濃度、且つ、B成分を含む場合には、そのうちの最も低濃度のアミノ酸の1倍未満濃度、且つ、C成分を含む場合には、そのうちの最も低濃度のアミノ酸の1倍未満濃度、
含有する、血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液;
[A成分]
バリン、グリシン、アラニン及びグルタミン
[B成分]
セリン、プロリン、スレオニン、タウリン、ロイシン、イソロイシン、リジン、ヒスチジン、フェニルアラニン及びチロシン
[C成分]
アスパラギン、オルニチン、アルギニン及びトリプトファン
[D成分]
グルタミン酸、メチオニン、シトルリン及びシスチン。 - (1)A成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき0.0007M~0.49M、及び
(2)B成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき、A成分から選ばれるアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の0.2~0.9倍濃度含有する、請求項1記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。 - 更に、C成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき、A成分から選ばれるアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の0.1~0.4倍濃度、且つ、B成分のアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の1倍未満濃度含有する、請求項2記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。
- 更に、D成分から選ばれる少なくとも一つのアミノ酸を、一つにつき、A成分から選ばれるアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の0.05~0.2倍濃度、B成分のアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の1倍未満濃度、且つ、C成分のアミノ酸のうち最も低濃度のアミノ酸の1倍未満濃度含有する、請求項3記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。
- バリンと、ロイシン、イソロイシン、フェニルアラニン、チロシン、ヒスチジン、トリプトファン、及びシトルリンの少なくとも1つとを含んでなり、
バリンを0.0003M~0.49M、ロイシンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~1倍未満濃度、イソロイシンを含む場合にはバリンの0.05~0.7倍濃度、フェニルアラニンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~0.6倍濃度、チロシンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~0.7倍濃度、ヒスチジンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~0.8倍濃度、トリプトファンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~0.6倍濃度、且つ、ロイシン、イソロイシン、フェニルアラニン、チロシン又はヒスチジンを含む場合には、これらの1倍未満濃度、シトルリンを含む場合にはバリンの0.01~0.3倍濃度、且つ、ロイシン、イソロイシン、フェニルアラニン、チロシン、ヒスチジン又はトリプトファンを含む場合には、これらの1倍未満濃度含有する、血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。 - バリンと、ロイシン及びイソロイシンの少なくとも1つとを含んでなり、
バリンを0.0003M~0.49M含有し、ロイシンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~1倍未満濃度、イソロイシンを含む場合にはバリンの0.05~0.7倍濃度含有する、請求項5記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。 - 更に、フェニルアラニン及びチロシンの少なくとも1つを含んでなり、
フェニルアラニンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~0.6倍濃度、チロシンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~0.7倍濃度含有する、請求項6記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。 - 更に、ヒスチジン及びトリプトファンの少なくとも1つを含んでなり、
ヒスチジンを含む場合にはバリンの0.1~0.8倍濃度、トリプトファンを含む場合には、バリンの0.1~0.6倍濃度、且つ、ロイシン、イソロイシン、フェニルアラニン、チロシン又はヒスチジンを含む場合には、これらの1倍未満濃度含有する、請求項7記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。 - 更に、シトルリンを含んでなり、
シトルリンをバリンの0.01~0.3倍濃度、且つ、ロイシン、イソロイシン、フェニルアラニン、チロシン、ヒスチジン又はトリプトファンを含む場合には、これらの1倍未満濃度含有する、請求項8記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。 - 血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液が、血漿中アミノ酸の分離分析測定法用である、請求項1乃至9のいずれか一項に記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。
- 前記分離分析測定法が、液体クロマトグラフ質量分析計を用いる分析方法である、請求項10に記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液。
- 請求項1乃至11のいずれか一項に記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準液を凍結乾燥して得られる、血漿中アミノ酸分析用外部標準物質。
- 1つ以上の安定同位体で標識された、プロリン、グリシン、バリン、メチオニン、トリプトファン、チロシン及びタウリンを含むことを特徴とする、血漿中アミノ酸分析用内部標準液。
- 1つ以上の安定同位体で標識された、プロリン、グリシン、バリン、メチオニン、トリプトファン、チロシン、タウリン、イソロイシン、フェニルアラニン及びアスパラギンを含むことを特徴とする、血漿中アミノ酸分析用内部標準液。
- 1つ以上の安定同位体で標識された、プロリン、グリシン、バリン、メチオニン、トリプトファン、チロシン、タウリン、イソロイシン、フェニルアラニン、アスパラギン、オルニチン、エタノールアミン、グルタミン酸、3-メチルヒスチジン、セリン、ヒスチジン、及び、アルギニンを含むことを特徴とする、血漿中アミノ酸分析用内部標準液。
- プロリンの濃度を最も低濃度に調製することを特徴とする、請求項13乃至15に記載の内部標準液。
- タウリンの濃度を最も高濃度とし、且つ、プロリンの濃度を最も低濃度に調製することを特徴とする、請求項13乃至16に記載の内部標準液。
- 請求項13乃至17のいずれか一項に記載の血漿中アミノ酸分析用内部標準液を凍結乾燥して得られる、血漿中アミノ酸分析用内部標準物質。
- 請求項1乃至12のいずれか一項に記載の外部標準液又は外部標準物質を用いることを特徴とする血漿中アミノ酸の定量方法。
- 更に、請求項13乃至18のいずれか一項に記載の内部標準液又は内部標準物質を用いることを特徴とする請求項19記載の血漿中アミノ酸の定量方法。
- 請求項13乃至18のいずれか一項に記載の内部標準液又は内部標準物質を用いることを特徴とする血漿中アミノ酸の定量方法。
- 質量分析計により測定することを特徴とする請求項19乃至21に記載の血漿中アミノ酸の定量方法。
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