Enantiomeric separation of D,L-tryptophan and D,L-kynurenine by HPLC using pre-column fluorescence derivatization with R(-)-DBD-PyNCS.

The enantiomeric separation of D,L-tryptophan (Trp) and D,L-kynurenine (KYN) was investigated by high-performance liquid chromatography using pre-column fluorescence derivatization with a chiral fluorescent labeling reagent, R(-)-4-(3-isothiocyanatopyrrolidin-1-yl)-7- (N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole [R(-)-DBD-PyNCS]. Using an octadecylsilica column, namely, an Inertsil ODS-3 column (250 x 2.0 mm; i.

Fluorescence determination of D- and L-tryptophan concentrations in rat plasma following administration of tryptophan enantiomers using HPLC with pre-column derivatization.

Similar to L-tryptophan (L-Trp), D-Trp can be converted to unique metabolites in the mammalian body. In the present study, the difference in the plasma half-life (t(1/2)) between Trp enantiomers was investigated by following the alterations in the plasma concentration of D- or L-Trp after intraperitoneal (i.p.