Preparation of the Major Urinary Metabolite of (-)-Prostaglandin E(2).

ABSTRACT: The best way to measure whole body production of the locally acting hormone prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) is to assess the accumulation of the major urinary metabolite, PGE(2) U (M). A practical preparation of this delicate diacid is described. This synthetic PGE(2)U(M) will enable production of the antibodies that will be used to quantify this key metabolite.

SUBMITTER: Taber DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2719863 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature