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. 1972 May;23(5):889–893. doi: 10.1128/am.23.5.889-893.1972

Use of Gas Chromatography for Determining Catabolic Products of Arginine by Bacteria

C Wayne Moss 1, M A Lambert 1, W B Cherry 1
PMCID: PMC380466  PMID: 5031560

Abstract

A rapid and sensitive procedure for determining catabolic products of arginine metabolism by bacteria was developed. The method consists of inoculating a solution of L-arginine with a heavy cell suspension of the test organism. After a 2-hr incubation period, dissimilation products (citrulline, ornithine, agmatine, putrescine) are converted to volatile derivatives and analyzed by gas-liquid chromatography. Compared with conventional microbiological tests, the new procedure is rapid and can be used for sensitive quantitative measurements of specific metabolites from arginine.

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