Rapid and precise measurement of serum branched-chain and aromatic amino acids by isotope dilution liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.

BACKGROUND: Serum branched-chain and aromatic amino acids (BCAAs and AAAs) have emerged as predictors for the future development of diabetes and may aid in diabetes risk assessment. However, the current methods for the analysis of such amino acids in biological samples are time consuming. METHODS: A...

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Main Authors: Ruiyue Yang, Jun Dong, Hanbang Guo, Hongxia Li, Shu Wang, Haijian Zhao, Weiyan Zhou, Songlin Yu, Mo Wang, Wenxiang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855216?pdf=render