Abstract
Aldehyde oxidase is a widely distributed enzyme that is involved in the metabolism of an extensive range of aldehydes and N-heterocyclic compounds with physiological, pharmacological, and toxicological relevance. In the present study, a highly sensitive RP-HPLC-fluorescence method based on the oxidation of phenanthridine to phenanthridinone has been developed and validated to assay aldehyde oxidase activity in biological samples. Determination of phenanthridinone was achieved on a C18 column using 10 mmol/L phosphate buffer (pH 5.0) containing 0.1 mmol/L EDTA-acetonitrile (40 + 60, v/v) as the mobile phase. The fluorescence intensity of phenanthridinone was measured at 364 nm with excitation at 236 nm. The proposed method was precise, accurate, specific and rapid (analysis time, approximately 8 min) with a mean RSD of 2.54%. Peak responses were linear from 0.5 to 100 nmol/L, with an LOD of 0.125 nmol/L. The applicability of the method was demonstrated by measurement of aldehyde oxidase activity in rat liver, kidney, ovary, and heart fractions.
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