摘要:
Cation-exchange HPLC analysis of urine from dogs given large daily doses of pyridoxamine revealed an unidentified metabolite hypothesized to be N-methylpyridoxamine. Identity was established by N-methylpyridoxamine synthesis and HPLC comparison to the canine metabolite. Compound synthesis was confirmed by IR, NMR, UV-vis and emission spectroscopy. It seems to have less fluorescent character than other routinely-measured vitamin B-6 metabolites. Upon administration of substantial pyridoxamine doses, N-methylpyridoxamine appears to be a quanti. able canine urine metabolite, although, at either pharmacological or dietary pyridoxamine intakes, its relevance to vitamin B6 metabolism in other species, including humans, is not yet determined. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.