Quantitative urinary excretion of unmetabolised N(τ)-[Me-1C]methylhistidine by the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) marsupialia

Shelley Watson; William J. Foley; Stuart McLean; Susan Brandon; Noel W. Davies

doi:10.1016/0300-9629(96)00001-1

Quantitative urinary excretion of unmetabolised N(τ)-[Me^-1C]methylhistidine by the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) marsupialia

Shelley Watson^*, William J. Foley, Stuart McLean, Susan Brandon, Noel W. Davies

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Six common ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) were intravenously injected with a standard dose of radioactive 3-Methylhistidine (N(τ)-[Me-¹⁴C]MeH). The dose was rapidly and quantitatively excreted by the possums. More than 90% of radioactivity was recovered within 3 days. Thin layer chromatography and mass spectroscopy showed that 97% of recovered radioactivity was associated with unmetabolised N(τ)-[Me¹⁴C]MeH. These data satisfy two key requirements for the validity of urinary 3-Methylhistidine (N(τ-)3MeH) excretion as an index of muscle protein catabolism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-55
Number of pages	3
Journal	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology
Volume	115
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(96)00001-1
Publication status	Published - Sept 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Quantitative urinary excretion of unmetabolised N(τ)-[Me^-1C]methylhistidine by the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) marsupialia. / Watson, Shelley; Foley, William J.; McLean, Stuart et al.
In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology, Vol. 115, No. 1, 09.1996, p. 53-55.

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