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Detection of the in vivo conversion of 2-pyrrolidinone to γ-aminobutyric acid in mouse brain
Callery,Stogniew,Geelhaar
, p. 23 - 26 (1979)
Labeled γ-aminobutyric acid was detected in mouse brain following intravenous injections of deuterium labeled 2-pyrrolidinone. [2H6]Pyrrolidinone was prepared by the reduction of [2H4]succinimide with lithium aluminum deuteride. Quantification was accomplished by a gas chromatography mass spectrometry assay method. γ-Aminobutyric acid and internal standard, 5-aminovaleric acid, were converted to volatile derivatives by treatment with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal. Quantitative estimates were derived from peak area measurements obtained from monitoring the parent ions of the γ-aminobutyric acid and internal standard derivatives by repetitive scanning during the GC run. The conversion of pyrrolidinone to γ-aminobutyric acid may provide a method for labelling central γ-aminobutyric acid pools.