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Ascorbic acid, a vitamin, is observed by in vivo 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of rat liver

Kustermann, E. and Seelig, J. and Kunnecke, B.. (1998) Ascorbic acid, a vitamin, is observed by in vivo 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of rat liver. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, Vol. 274, H. 1 , E65-E71.

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Abstract

The first in vivo detection of a vitamin with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is reported for mammalian liver. Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, was monitored noninvasively in rat liver by "whole body" 13C NMR spectroscopy at high field after infusion of [1,2-13C2]glucose into anesthetized rats. Generally, the carbon resonances of ascorbic acid overlap with those of other highly abundant cellular metabolites, thus precluding their observation in situ. This problem was resolved by taking advantage of the 13C-13C spin couplings introduced by the two covalently bound 13C nuclei in [1,2-13C2]glucose. During glucose metabolism, [5,6-13C2]ascorbic acid was synthesized, which also exhibited characteristic 13C homonuclear spin couplings. This feature enabled the spectral discrimination of ascorbic acid from overlapping singlet resonances of other metabolites. Quantitative analysis of the spin-coupling patterns provided an estimate of the turnover rate of hepatic ascorbic acid in vivo (1.9 +/- 0.4 nmol.min-1.g-1) and a novel approach toward a better understanding of optimal ascorbic acid requirements in humans. The results obtained in vivo were confirmed with high-resolution proton and 13C NMR spectroscopy of liver extracts.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Biophysical Chemistry (Seelig J)
UniBasel Contributors:Seelig, Joachim
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Physiological Society
ISSN:0002-9513
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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