IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE, 2-METHYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE, AND 6-METHOXY-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE AS INVIVO CONSTITUENTS OF RAT-BRAIN AND ADRENAL-GLAND
IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE, 2-METHYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE, AND 6-METHOXY-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE AS INVIVO CONSTITUENTS OF RAT-BRAIN AND ADRENAL-GLAND
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-2952(81)90278-1
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
CHRISTIAN, ST
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作者:
BARKER, SA;HARRISON, REW;CHRISTIAN, ST
The identification and quantification of three 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-.beta.-carbolines as normal constitutents of rat brain and adrenal gland, using combined gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric techniques, are reported. Qualitative analyses of the tissues led to the identification of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-.beta.-carboline (THBC), 2-methyl-THBC (2-MTHBC) and 6-methoxy-THBC (6-MeOTHBC), as determined by observed peak retention times, mass fragments and ion mass ratios. Quantitative analyses, using deuterated internal standards, gave the following results: THBC (ng/g wet wt [weight]) in brain = 17.5 .+-. 4.86, adrenal = 500.3 .+-. 163. 6-MeOTHBC (ng/g wet wt) in brain = 35.6 .+-. 16.6, adrenal = 1113.7 .+-. 300. Mechanisms for the formation of these .beta.-carbolines and their possible function in vivo are discussed.