An improved method for the determination of hydroxyproline in rat skin.
An improved method for the determination of hydroxyproline in rat skin.
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一种测定大鼠皮肤中羟脯氨酸的改进方法。
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发表时间:
1969
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
P. Cheng
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作者:
P. Cheng
ABSTRACT The optimal conditions for hydrolysis of rat skin for maximal yield of hydroxyproline were determined:4 N HCl at a temperature of 110° C for 22 hours in Teflon-lined screw-capped tube. The spectrophotometry method of Bergman and Loxley for the determination of hydroxyproline based on oxidation by Chloramine T was modified to give reproducible results with considerable savings of time. Evaporation of the acid hydrolysate was not attempted, because even neutralization of the hydrolysate was proved unnecessary in the present scheme. The final dilution step using isopropanol before color measurement was omitted. However, the “salt effect” of NaCl on the absorbance of treated hydroxyproline solution was studied; no effect was detected until NaCl reached 0.6 M. This information is important for investigators employing hypertonic salt solution for the extraction of neutral soluble collagen from biological tissues. Glycine and proline, which are the other two major constituents of collagens were found not to interfere with the hydroxyproline analysis. Hydroxyproline by itself and hydroxyproline added to tissue were recovered quantitatively in recovery studies, indicating no destruction of this imino acid under the hydrolyzing conditions. The purity of spectra of the developed color for unknown solutions was demonstrated.