Roe C R, Millington D S, Maltby D A, Kahler S G, Bohan T P
J Clin Invest. 1984 Dec;74(6):2290-5. doi: 10.1172/JCI111657.
Isovaleric acidemia, resulting from isovaleryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, is associated with marked reduction of free carnitine in both plasma and urine. Fast atom bombardment-mass spectrometry, hydrolysis, and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry have unequivocally identified the existence of isovalerylcarnitine, a new metabolite specific for this disorder. Administration of equimolar amounts of glycine or L-carnitine separately with leucine demonstrated that isovaleryl-coenzyme A is removed by supplemental L-carnitine in the form of isovalerylcarnitine as effectively as it is by glycine, in the form of isovalerylglycine. When L-carnitine is given alone, excretion of isovalerylglycine decreases in preference to enhanced excretion of isovalerylcarnitine and hippurate. Treatment with L-carnitine alone has proven effective in preventing further hospitalizations in a patient with this genetic disorder.
异戊酸血症是由异戊酰辅酶A脱氢酶缺乏引起的,与血浆和尿液中游离肉碱的显著减少有关。快速原子轰击质谱法、水解法和气相色谱/质谱法已明确鉴定出异戊酰肉碱的存在,这是一种针对该疾病的新代谢产物。分别将等摩尔量的甘氨酸或L-肉碱与亮氨酸一起给药表明,补充的L-肉碱以异戊酰肉碱的形式去除异戊酰辅酶A的效果与甘氨酸以异戊酰甘氨酸的形式去除异戊酰辅酶A的效果一样有效。单独给予L-肉碱时,异戊酰甘氨酸的排泄减少,而异戊酰肉碱和马尿酸盐的排泄增加不明显。事实证明,单独用L-肉碱治疗可有效防止患有这种遗传性疾病的患者再次住院。