QUANTIFICATION OF D-ASPARTATE IN NORMAL AND ALZHEIMER BRAINS

被引:43
作者
FISHER, GH
DANIELLO, A
VETERE, A
CUSANO, GP
CHAVEZ, M
PETRUCELLI, L
机构
[1] STAZ ZOOL ANTON DOHRN, DEPT BIOCHEM, NAPLES, ITALY
[2] UNIV MIAMI, DEPT CHEM, CORAL GABLES, FL 33124 USA
关键词
D-ASPARATE; HUMAN BRAIN; ALZHEIMERS DISEASE;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(92)90268-C
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Using a new procedure to hydrolyze proteins without provoking racemization of the amino acids and using enzymatic methods to determine D- and L-aspartate (Asp), we have quantified the content of protein-bound D-aspartate (both D-aspartic acid and D-asparagine) of human brain white and gray matter proteins from normal and Alzheimer subjects. The D-enantiomer is present in brain proteins at mean concentrations between 0.48 and 0.90-mu-mol/g of wet tissue, corresponding to concentrations 34-82 times lower than that of D-aspartate. The highest levels of D-aspartate were found in Alzheimer gray matter (0.60 0.90, mean 0.69-mu-mol/g of wet tissue). When expressed as the percentage of total (i.e. D- plus L-) aspartate, %D= [D/(D+L)]X100, the Alzheimer brains show a significantly higher content of D-aspartate in both gray matter (2.08%) and white matter (1.80%) than in the corresponding tissues of normal brains (1.65% in gray, 1.58% in white).
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