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Deleanu C, Nicolescu A. NMR Spectroscopy in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Methylmalonic and Propionic Acidemias. Biomolecules 2024; 14:528. [PMID: 38785935 PMCID: PMC11117674 DOI: 10.3390/biom14050528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Although both localized nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and non-localized nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) generate the same information, i.e., spectra generated by various groups from the structure of metabolites, they are rarely employed in the same study or by the same research group. As our review reveals, these techniques have never been applied in the same study of methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), propionic acidemia (PA) or vitamin B12 deficiency patients. On the other hand, MRS and NMR provide complementary information which is very valuable in the assessment of the severity of disease and efficiency of its treatment. Thus, MRS provides intracellular metabolic information from localized regions of the brain, while NMR provides extracellular metabolic information from biological fluids like urine, blood or cerebrospinal fluid. This paper presents an up-to-date review of the NMR and MRS studies reported to date for methylmalonic and propionic acidemias. Vitamin B12 deficiency, although in most of its cases not inherited, shares similarities in its metabolic effects with MMA and it is also covered in this review.
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Affiliation(s)
- Calin Deleanu
- “Costin D. Nenitescu” Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Spl. Independentei 202-B, RO-060023 Bucharest, Romania
- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41-A, RO-700487 Iasi, Romania
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- “Costin D. Nenitescu” Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Spl. Independentei 202-B, RO-060023 Bucharest, Romania
- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41-A, RO-700487 Iasi, Romania
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Liliedahl RE, Hutzell E, Haley M, Predecki DP, Davidson JT. The differentiation of N-butyl pentylone isomers using GC-EI-MS and NMR. Forensic Sci Int 2023; 351:111815. [PMID: 37713773 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
Abstract
Forensic laboratories are faced with an ever-expanding seized drug landscape including the increasing prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS), such as synthetic cathinones, that have varying potencies and scheduling. This study demonstrates a combined gas chromatography-electron ionization-mass spectrometry (GC-EI-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy approach for the differentiation of N-butyl pentylone isomers based on distinct retention times, characteristic EI mass spectra, and NMR characterization. Retention time reproducibility was assessed from 60 replicate measurements for each isomer over the course of a month. In addition, the effect of the mass spectrometer tune and the stability of an identified characteristic ion ratio using spectral data from ± 1 scan on either side of the peak apex were also statistically assessed using Welch's ANOVA testing. The presence of diastereomers for N-sec-butyl pentylone was identified using the developed GC-EI-MS method, which was confirmed using one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. The retention time reproducibility of the chromatographic method was ± 0.076% or less over the course of a month. An identified characteristic ion ratio between the abundance of the fragment ion at m/z 128 and the fragment ion at m/z 72 enabled the differentiation of the four N-butyl pentylone isomers, even when accounting for the effect of the mass spectrometer tune and mass spectral scans used to calculate the characteristic ion ratio. The 95% confidence interval mean abundance ratio of the fragment ions at m/z 128 and m/z 72 was 17.14 ± 0.14 for N-butyl pentylone, 6.44 ± 0.05 for N-isobutyl pentylone, 3.38 ± 0.02 for N-sec-butyl pentylone, and 0.75 ± 0.01 for N-tert-butyl pentylone. These results highlight the capabilities of a combined GC-EI-MS and NMR approach for the differentiation and characterization of synthetic cathinone isomers.
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- Ruby E Liliedahl
- Department of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, USA.
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- Department of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.
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Nicolescu A, Blanita D, Boiciuc C, Hlistun V, Cristea M, Rotaru D, Pinzari L, Oglinda A, Stamati A, Tarcomnicu I, Tutulan-Cunita A, Stambouli D, Gladun S, Revenco N, Uşurelu N, Deleanu C. Monitoring Methylmalonic Aciduria by NMR Urinomics. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25225312. [PMID: 33202577 PMCID: PMC7697698 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The paper reports on monitoring methylmalonic aciduria (MMA)-specific and non-specific metabolites via NMR urinomics. Five patients have been monitored over periods of time; things involved were diet, medication and occasional episodes of failing to comply with prescribed diets. An extended dataset of targeted metabolites is presented, and correlations with the type of MMA are underlined. A survey of previous NMR studies on MMA is also presented.
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- Alina Nicolescu
- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41A, RO-700487 Iasi, Romania;
- “C. D. Nenitescu” Centre of Organic Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Spl. Independentei 202B, RO-060023 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (A.N.); (N.U.); or (C.D.); Tel.: +40-744-340-456 (C.D.)
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- Institute of Mother and Child, Str. Burebista 93, MD-2062 Chisinau, Moldova; (D.B.); (C.B.); (V.H.); (L.P.); (S.G.)
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- Institute of Mother and Child, Str. Burebista 93, MD-2062 Chisinau, Moldova; (D.B.); (C.B.); (V.H.); (L.P.); (S.G.)
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- Institute of Mother and Child, Str. Burebista 93, MD-2062 Chisinau, Moldova; (D.B.); (C.B.); (V.H.); (L.P.); (S.G.)
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41A, RO-700487 Iasi, Romania;
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- “Gheorghe Palade” City Clinical Hospital, Str. Melestiu 20, MD-2001 Chisinau, Moldova;
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- Institute of Mother and Child, Str. Burebista 93, MD-2062 Chisinau, Moldova; (D.B.); (C.B.); (V.H.); (L.P.); (S.G.)
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- “Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bd. Stefan cel Mare si Sfint 165, MD-2004 Chisinau, Moldova; (A.O.); (A.S.); (N.R.)
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- “Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bd. Stefan cel Mare si Sfint 165, MD-2004 Chisinau, Moldova; (A.O.); (A.S.); (N.R.)
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- Cytogenomic Medical Laboratory, Calea Floreasca 35, RO-014453 Bucharest, Romania; (I.T.); (A.T.-C.); (D.S.)
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- Cytogenomic Medical Laboratory, Calea Floreasca 35, RO-014453 Bucharest, Romania; (I.T.); (A.T.-C.); (D.S.)
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- Cytogenomic Medical Laboratory, Calea Floreasca 35, RO-014453 Bucharest, Romania; (I.T.); (A.T.-C.); (D.S.)
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- Institute of Mother and Child, Str. Burebista 93, MD-2062 Chisinau, Moldova; (D.B.); (C.B.); (V.H.); (L.P.); (S.G.)
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- “Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bd. Stefan cel Mare si Sfint 165, MD-2004 Chisinau, Moldova; (A.O.); (A.S.); (N.R.)
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- Institute of Mother and Child, Str. Burebista 93, MD-2062 Chisinau, Moldova; (D.B.); (C.B.); (V.H.); (L.P.); (S.G.)
- Correspondence: (A.N.); (N.U.); or (C.D.); Tel.: +40-744-340-456 (C.D.)
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41A, RO-700487 Iasi, Romania;
- “C. D. Nenitescu” Centre of Organic Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Spl. Independentei 202B, RO-060023 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (A.N.); (N.U.); or (C.D.); Tel.: +40-744-340-456 (C.D.)
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Reddick JJ, Sirkisoon S, Dahal RA, Hardesty G, Hage NE, Booth WT, Quattlebaum AL, Mills SN, Meadows VG, Adams SLH, Doyle JS, Kiel BE. First Biochemical Characterization of a Methylcitric Acid Cycle from Bacillus subtilis Strain 168. Biochemistry 2017; 56:5698-5711. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jason J. Reddick
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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Krawczyk H. Marking of metabolites in the diagnostics of metabolic diseases and in the investigation of xenobiotics metabolism using NMR spectroscopy. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2016; 130:169-180. [PMID: 27260140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2016.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
There are currently no sound estimates of the number of children born with a serious congenital disorder attributable to genetic or environmental causes (World Health Organization) but there is a supposed number of babies born with birth defects per year: in the world approximately 7.9 million children (6% of births). There is conducted population-based screening by the individual countries. The specialised methods are used when it is not possible to diagnose disease in screening. In recent years in the diagnostics of these disorders the methods of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the brain (in vivo1H-MRS) and high resolution NMR spectroscopy gain in importance. The manuscript focused on developing the method of marking the metabolic diseases markers of various origins using NMR spectroscopy (including synthesis of markers). Considering the disorders occurring among children, according to Hoffman, Zschocke, Nyhan, there are three following groups of inherited metabolic diseases: disorders of intermediary metabolism, disorders of the biosynthesis and breakdown of complex molecules and neurotransmitter defects and related disorders. The presented investigation is focused on: a study of selected compounds that cause disorders of intermediary metabolism, a study of compounds that cause disorders of the biosynthesis and breakdown of complex molecules and a study of compounds that cause neurotransmitter defects and related disorders. In the subsequent chapter of manuscript there are presented the results of investigation concerning the metabolism of xenobiotics that could potentially be used in therapy of inherited metabolic diseases, basing on stilbene derivatives. In the last chapter there are presented the results of experiments with creatinine- the metabolite produced in muscles.
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- Hanna Krawczyk
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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