Metabolite, ascorbic acid

Several investigators have suggested that the identification and quantitation of ascorbic acid metabolites will aid in our understanding the metabohc role of ascorbic acid (47,53,54). Ascorbic acid probably functions in more ways than as a hydroxylation cofactor and as a redox... 

Homig, D., 1975, Distribution of ascorbic acid, metabolites and analoges in man and animals. Ann. 

Bromophenol blue (3.0...4.6) aliphatic carboxylic acids [225 — 228] malonic and lactic acids [229] palmitic and lactic acids [230] malonic, glycolic, malic, citric, tartaric, ketoglutaric, galacturonic and oxalic acids [196] dicarboxylic acids, succinic acid [231] indoleacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid [232] palmitic acid, palmityl- and stearyllactic acid [223] benzoic, sorbic and salicylic acid [234] metabolites of ascorbic acid [235] chloropropionic acid [236] oligogalacturonic acids [237] amino acids, hydrocarbons, mono-, di- and triglycerides [238] xylobiose, xylose, glucose and derivatives [239] sugar alcohols [91] toxaphene [240]... 

Nonaqueous Systems In nonaqueous (nonpolar) solvent systems, nitrosatlon also proceeds. In these solvents, alpha-tocopherol acts as a lipid soluble blocking agent in much the same fashion as ascorbic acid functions in the aqueous phase. Alpha-tocopherol reacts with a nitrosating agent and reduces it to nitric oxide. At the same time, alpha-tocopherol is oxidized to tocoquinone, which is the first oxidation product of vitamin E and also a normal metabolite in vivo. 

The problem of selectivity is the most serious drawback to in vivo electrochemical analysis. Many compounds of neurochemical interest oxidize at very similar potentials. While this problem can be overcome somewhat by use of differential waveforms (see Sect. 3.2), many important compounds cannot be resolvai voltammetrically. It is generally not possible to distinguish between dopamine and its metabolite 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) or l tween 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA). Of even more serious concern, ascorbic acid oxidizes at the same potential as dopamine and uric acid oxidizes at the same potential as 5-HT, both of these interferences are present in millimolar concentrations... 

HPLC on a Cosmosil 5 Cis column, using a perchloric acid-acetonitrile eluent (pH 7.6), followed by CLD in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxalate (42), was applied to the determination of 1-aminopyrene (43a) and various diaminopyrenes (43b-d). Ascorbic acid was added to avoid oxidative degradation of the aminopyrenes in the presence of metals LOD in the sub-fmol range (SNR 3)147. A fast (less than 10 min) HPLC-ELCD method was proposed for determination of dopamine (19b) and its metabolites in microdialysates, using packed fused silica capillary columns LOD 0.05 Xg/L of dopamine in a 2 XL sample, RSD 3% (n = 10)148. 

The determination of 17-ketosteroids is most often determined in the clinical laboratory by the Zimmerman reaction, in which the ether-extracted material is allowed to react with m-nitroaniline to yield a colored product. Thus, any compound with the 17-keto basic structure such as reserpine, morphine, ascorbic acid, or their metabolites will interfere. The Porter-Silber reaction used in the determination of 17,21-dihydroxysteroids is also not specific, and the reaction requires a di-hydroxyacetone side chain. Paraldehyde, chloral hydrate, meprobromate, and potassium iodide have been found to interfere, and patients should be maintained free of these drugs for 24-48 hours before the urine collection (Bll). 

Methenamine mandelate, 1 g four times daily, or methen-amine hippurate, 1 g twice daily by mouth (children, 50 mg/kg/d or 30 mg/kg/d, respectively), is used only as a urinary antiseptic to suppress, not treat, urinary tract infection. Acidifying agents (eg, ascorbic acid, 4-12 g/d) may be given to lower urinary pH below 5.5. Sulfonamides should not be given at the same time because they may form an insoluble compound with the formaldehyde released by methenamine. Persons taking methenamine mandelate may exhibit falsely elevated tests for catecholamine metabolites. 

To evaluate the presence of possible interferences, the following metabolites were tested at their physiological concentration bilirubin, sucrose, cholesterol, triglycerides, acetone, urea, uric acid, citric acid, L-ascorbic acid, citrate, pyruvate, haemoglobin, y-globulin, sodium pyruvate, NaCl, KC1, Ca2+ and EDTA. Urea, uric acid, L-ascorbic acid, NaCl, KC1 and Ca2+ generated a slight interference. 

Plants are significant to the diet of humans and animals since they provide most of the essential nutrients and vitamins. Vitamins C (ascorbic acid), E (a-tocopherol) and K (phylloquinone) are biosynthesized by plants, while (3-carotene, the precursor of vitamin A and ergosterol, the precursor of vitamin D, are also secondary plant metabolites. These metabolites are used in folk medicine and for industrial purposes, as raw materials for pharmaceutical and other products [3]. On the other hand, plants may produce substances, which are toxic and/or irritant to man. 

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi growing within or on foods. They can be a serious threat to human and animal health (Nagler el al., 2001). Table 11.4 details mycotoxins associated with soft drinks and fruit juice manufacture and raw materials. Patulin is the most common mycotoxin associated with fruit juice, particular ly apple juice (Pitt Hocking, 1997). It commonly occurs if juice is produced from stored apples. Mould growth in infected apples increases with time, raising levels of patulin. The use of windfall apples for juice is also a factor. Avoidance of windfall apples, filtration of juice and pressing quickly after harvest are all methods to reduce the incidence of patulin in juice. Patulin can be destroyed by fermentation to cider or by the addition of ascorbic acid (Marth, 1992). Within Europe, the European Union has set a limit of 50 ig/kg for patulin in both apple juice and cider. A recent survey of apple products in Chile found that 28% of samples of juice and concentrate exceeded this limit (Canas Aranda, 1996). 

L-Ascorbic acid has been identified as a metabolite of a variety of micro-organisms.572-578 Aspergillus niger has been reported572-574 to produce 1 from several carbon sources, including D-glucurono-6,3-lac-... 

By benzylation of 2-0-methyl-L-ascorbic acid 159 at C-2, according to Scheme 17, the stereospecific construction of marine algae metabolite delesserine (160) was achieved.354... 

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