Abstract
WHEN using the rapid chromatographie method recently developed for measuring the balance of amino-acids in the serum of children with kwashiorkor1 we have found an unidentifiable compound with an RF value slightly less than that of valine. The solvent used was A in Table 1. This communication describes various properties of the compound and the conditions under which it can be demonstrated.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Whitehead, R. G., Lancet, i, 250 (1964).
Morrison, R. I., Biochem. J., 53, 474 (1953).
Elliott, D. C., in Data for Biochemical Research, edit. by Dawson, R. M. C., Elliott, D. C., Elliott, W. H., and Jones, K. M. (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959).
Steward, F. C., Zacharius, R. M., and Thompson, J. F., J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 76, 2908 (1954).
Smith, I., in Chromatographic and Electrophoretic Techniques, 1 (London, Heinemann, 1960).
Whitehead, R. G., Clin. Sci., 26, 271 (1964).
Whitehead, R. G., and Milburn, T. R., Clin. Sci., 26, 279 (1964).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
WHITEHEAD, R. An Unidentified Compound in the Serum of Children with Kwashiorkor (Protein–Calorie Malnutrition). Nature 204, 389 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204389a0
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/204389a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.