Chart 2 Determination of MethylgIyoxal in Mouse Blood@

Blood 5l
Water 100l

Ultrafiltrate through a Centricon 30 ultrafilter(1500g,20min)
Filtrate(blood sample) 50l
7.0mmol/l DMB solution(1.0mol/l b-mercaptoethanol,28mmol/l Na2O4) 50l

Warm at 60 for 40min
Apply onto HPLC(10l)

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HPLC conditions

Column:Radial-Pak cartridge C18(100X8mm i.d,;5m)
Mobile phase : MeOH-CH3CN-40mmol/l phosphate buffer(pH 7.0)(44:7:49,v/v)
Flow-rate:1.0ml/min
Fluorescence detection : Ex.355nm;Em.393nm