Abstract:
The present invention addresses the problem of developing an analytical method which makes it possible to diagnose early or mild renal disorders. The method is based on calculating a disease-state index value for renal disorders on the basis of the quantities of D-form and/or L-form amino acids, from feces or intestinal content. By comparing the disease-state index value with a threshold value determined from the disease-state index values of a renal failure patient group and a healthy subject group, it is possible to diagnose a mild renal disorder patient group.
Abstract:
The object of the present invention is to develop a reagent for optical resolution for the analysis of chiral amino acids wherein quenching is not exhibited. This object is achieved by providing a novel compound for optical resolution wherein quenching is not exhibited. The present invention relates to a novel compound, a reagent for optical resolution comprising the novel compound, a method for optically resolution comprising a step of reacting the novel compound, and optical isomers obtained by reacting the novel compound with amino acids.
Abstract:
[Problem]To provide a fluorescence detection apparatus that is capable of simultaneously detecting a plurality of analyte components contained at different concentrations with a wide measurement range.[Solution]A fluorescence detection apparatus 100 includes a cell 110 into which an analyte of a sample is introduced, a light source 130 that irradiates excitation light on the analyte in the cell; a first detector 52 that detects fluorescence generated from the analyte after the excitation light has been irradiated on the analyte, and a second detector 53 that detects the fluorescence generated from the analyte after the excitation light has been irradiated on the analyte. The second detector detects the fluorescence with a measurement range that is different from the measurement range of the first detector, and the first detector and second detector detect the fluorescence simultaneously.
Abstract:
A chiral analysis method of a bound amino acid includes a step of hydrolyzing a bound amino acid using a deuterium chloride-deuterium oxide solution and/or deuterium oxide; a step of separating, by chiral separation, a D-form and an L-form of an amino acid generated by the hydrolyzation; a step of generating fragments from the separated amino acid; and a step of selecting and analyzing a predetermined fragment that contains an α carbon and does not contain a side chain from the generated fragments, by mass spectrometry.
Abstract:
The present invention addresses the problem of identifying a biomarker of renal failure, said biomarker being available from urine or blood, and fluctuating from an early stage than glomerular filtration rate and serum creatinine level, and thus developing a technique for diagnosing early stage kidney failure. A method for analyzing the blood, plasma, serum or urine of a renal failure suspected subject comprises a step of measuring the concentration of a pair of D-form and L-form of at least one amino acid selected from the amino acid group consisting of [D-serine] and [L-serine], etc., contained in the blood, plasma, serum or urine of the subject, and calculating, as an pathological index of the subject, the ratio of the D-form concentration to the L-form concentration or the percentage of the D-form concentration relative to the total concentration of the D-form and L-form.
Abstract:
A method for quantitatively analyzing cysteine and cysteine includes a first step of adding a methyl-sulfurating agent to a sample that includes cysteine and cystine to obtain a methyl-sulfurated cysteine, a second step of adding a derivatizing agent to the methyl-sulfurated cysteine and the cystine to obtain a cysteine derivative and a cystine derivative, respectively, and a third step of quantifying the cysteine derivative and the cystine derivative.