MEASUREMENT OF LEUCINE METABOLISM IN MAN FROM A PRIMED, CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF L-[1-C-13]LEUCINE
MEASUREMENT OF LEUCINE METABOLISM IN MAN FROM A PRIMED, CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF L-[1-C-13]LEUCINE
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpendo.1980.238.5.e473
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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BIER, DM
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MATTHEWS, DE;MOTIL, KJ;BIER, DM
Leucine metabolism in vivo can be determined from a primed, continuous infusion of L-[1-13C]leucine by measuring, at isotopic steady state, plasma [1-13C]leucine enrichment, expired 13CO2 enrichment and CO2 production rate. With an appropriate priming dose of L-[1-13C]leucine and NaH13CO3, isotopic steady state is reached in less than 2 h, and infusion is completed in 4 h. The method can determine rates of leucine turnover, oxidation, and incorporation into protein with typical relative uncertainties of 2, 10 and 4%, respectively. The method requires no more than 1 ml of blood and uses stable isotope rather than radioisotope techniques. The method is applicable to studies of human beings of all ages. L-[1-13C]leucine may be infused with a 2nd amino acid labeled with 15N for simultaneous determination of the kinetics of 2 amino acids.