Conference Abstracts 

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Position Specific 13C/12C Analysis of Methionine and Leucine Analogues by GC-Pyrolysis-GC-Combustion-IRMS Gavin L. Sacks and J. T. Brenna, Second International Symposium on Isotopomers, Ispra, Italy, November, 2003.
 

High Precision Position-Specific Isotope Analysis of 15N/14N in Glutamate, Asparagine, and Lysine.  Sven L. Asche and J. T. Brenna, Second International Symposium on Isotopomers, Ispra, Italy, November, 2003.

Full Structural Characterization of Conjugated Fatty Acid Methyl Esters with Acetonitrile Chemical Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry.  Anthony L. Michaud, M. Pete Yurawecz, Pierluigi Delmonte, Benjamin A. Corl, Dale E. Bauman, J. Thomas Brenna, 51st ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Montreal, 2003. 
 
High Precision Measurement of Relative Position-Specific Carbon Isotope Ratios in Leucine and Methionine Analogues, Gavin L Sacks and J. T. Brenna, 51st ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Montreal, June, 2003. VIEW

Effect of quantization error on high precision continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry, Christopher Wolyniak, Gavin L. Sacks, J. T. Brenna, 51st ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Montreal, 2003.

[Invited] Acetonitrile Chemical Reaction Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Rapid Localization of Double Bonds in Homoallylic and Conjugated Fatty Acid Methyl Esters, J. Thomas Brenna and Anthony L. Michaud, Annual AOCS Conference, Kansas City, MO, May 2003. VIEW

Effects of Long Chain Polyunsaturate Supplementation and Prematurity on Neonate Baboon Skin and Fur Fatty Acid Composition, Andrea T. Hsieh, G.-Y. Diau, E. Sarkadi-Nagy, V. Wijendran, C. Chao, P.W. Nathanielsz and J.T. Brenna, Workshop on PUFA in Maternal and Child Health, sponsored by the AOCS, Kansas City, MO, May 2003. VIEW 

Effects of Prematurity and DHA/AA supplementation on C22-24 Polyunsaturate Concentrations in Baboon Neonate CNS, G.-Y. Diau, V. Wijendran, E. Sarkadi-Nagy, P.W. Nathanielsz, and J. T. Brenna, Workshop on PUFA in Maternal and Child Health, sponsored by the AOCS, Kansas City, MO, May 2003.  VIEW

Arachidonic Acid Provided as Phospholipid Remains at Higher Plasma and RBC Concentration Than When Provided as Triglyceride, Angela C. Chao, V. Wijendran, M.-C. Huang, G.-Y. Diau, G. Boehm, P.W. Nathanielsz, and J. T. Brenna, Workshop on PUFA in Maternal and Child Health, sponsored by the AOCS, Kansas City, MO, May 2003.  VIEW

Effects of Long Chain Polyunsaturate Supplementation and Prematurity on Neonate Baboon Skin and Fur Fatty Acid Composition, A. Hsieh, G.-Y. Diau, J. T. Brenna, Experimental Biology 2003, San Diego, CA.

Evaluation of safety and dose response of tissue docosahexaenoate/arachidonate in piglets fed Formula Supplemented With Single Cell Oils, Meng-Chuan Huang, Angela Chueh Chao, Carolyn Tschanz, and J. Thomas Brenna, Fifth International Congress on Essential Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids, Taipei, Taiwan, August, 2002.

 

 

Pyrolysis of Amino Acid Analogues for 13C/12C Position Specific Isotopic Analysis

G.L. Sacks and J.T. Brenna; 50th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Orlando, FL  June, 2002   VIEW


Acetonitrile Chemical Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Identification of Trans and Conjugated Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Isomers in Milk FatA.L. Michaud, B.A. Corl, D.E. Bauman, and J.T. Brenna; 50th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Orlando, FL  June, 2002   VIEW

 

The Straight Chain Acyl-CoA Oxidase Knockout (AOX -/-) Mouse Synthesizes Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA).  J. Thomas Brenna, Carolyn L. Tschanz, Peter Lawrence, Juan P. Infante, Experimental Biology 2002, New Orleans, LA. VIEW


Effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) supplementation and prematurity on conversion efficiency of linolenic acid (LNA) to DHA and linoleic acid (LA) to AA baboon brain and associated tissues, Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy, Vasuki Wijendran, Guan Yeu Diau, Andrea Hsieh, Angela Chao, Anu Turpeinen, Peter W. Nathanielsz, J. Thomas Brenna, Experimental Biology 2002, New Orleans, LA. VIEW

Effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) supplementation on neuronal tissues and blood borne lipid fatty acid (FA) composition in preterm and term non-human primates referenced to a randomized breastfed group, Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy, Vasuki Wijendran, Guan Yeu Diau, Andrea Hsieh, Angela Chao, Anu Turpeinen, Peter W. Nathanielsz, J. Thomas Brenna, Experimental Biology 2002, New Orleans, LA.

Correspondence between long chain polyunsaturate (LCP) concentrations in plasma and red blood cell (RBC) versus neural and related tissues.  Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy, Vasuki Wijendran, Guan Yeu Diau, Andrea Hsieh, Angela Chao, Anu Turpeinen, Peter W. Nathanielsz, J. Thomas Brenna, Experimental Biology 2002, New Orleans, LA.

Functional consequences of prematurity and long chain polyunsaturate (LCP) supplementation on baboon neonate electroretinograms (ERGs) related to retina fatty acid composition, Guan-Yeu Diau, Ellis R. Loew, Vasuki Wijendran, Eszter Sarkadi Nagy, Andrea Hseih, Angela Chueh Chao, Carolyn Tschanz, Darlene Campbell, Peter W. Nathanielsz, J. Thomas Brenna, Experimental Biology 2002, New Orleans, LA.

Central nervous system (CNS) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) concentrations are highly correlated with energy consumption.  Guan-Yeu Diau, Eszter Sarkadi Nagy, Andrea Hseih, Angela Chueh Chao, Vasuki Wijendran, Peter W. Nathanielsz, J. Thomas Brenna, Experimental Biology 2002, New Orleans, LA. VIEW
 

An enzymatic strategy for high precision N-PSIA in Amino Acids, Nabil M. Saad, Anthony L Michaud;  J Thomas Brenna; 1st International Meeting on Isotopes (ISSFAL) 2001  VIEW


Structural determination of minor fatty acids in algal oil, primate brain, and mouse liver using acetonitrile chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry
, Anthony L Michaud; Guan-Yeu Diau; J Thomas Brenna; 49th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Chicago, IL, June 2001  VIEW

 

SAXICAB: Software for automated high-precision continuous-flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry, G.L. Sacks, J.T. Sepp, and J.T. Brenna; 49th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Chicago, IL, June 2001     VIEW

 

 

Rapid Derivatization of Carbohydrates with Minimal Added Carbon for High Precision Isotopic Analysis

B.I. Ziadeh, A.L. Michaud, B.A. Lewis, and J.T. Brenna; 49th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Chicago, IL, June 2001     VIEW

 

 

Two Strategies to Enhance the Volatility of Non-Polar and Aromatic Amino Acids without the Addition of Extraneous Carbon For High Precision Isotopic Analysis.  Bassem I. Zaideh, A. L. Michaud, Nabil M. R. Saad, Betty A. Lewis, P. Pencharz and J. Thomas Brenna, American Chemical Society Conference, San Diego, CA, April 2001.

Quantitative Fatty Acid Mapping Of The 4 Week Old Term And Preterm Baboon Central Nervous System (CNS).  G.-Y. Diau, V. Wijendran, E. Sarkadi-Nagy, A. Hseih, A. Turpenin, P. W. Nathanielsz, J. T. Brenna.  American Oil Chemists Society, Minneapolis, MN, May, 2001.

Selenium-enriched yeast for chemoprevention:  a model for standardization of a dietary supplement.G. F. Combs, Jr. and J. T. Brenna, Eighth International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Reference Materials: Reference Materials For The 21st Century, (BERM 2000) Sept., 2000, Natcher Conference Center, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Speculation on the future of PUFA metabolism studies. (invited) J. T. Brenna.  PUFA in Maternal and Child Health, sponsored by the AOCS, Kansas City, MO, Sept. 2000.

Stable isotope studies of maternal and infant polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism using primate models. (invited) J. T. Brenna.  PUFA in Maternal and Child Health (p. 14), sponsored by the AOCS, Kansas City, MO, Sept. 2000.

Efficacy of dietary triglyceride and phospholipid arachidonic acid for tissue accretion in primate neonates.  V. Wijendran, G. Y. Diau, M. C. Huang, G. Boehm, G. Sawatzki, G. Kohn, P. W. Nathanielsz, J. T. Brenna.  PUFA in Maternal and Child Health (p. 45), sponsored by the AOCS, Kansas City, MO, Sept. 2000.

Effect of increasing dietary long chain polyunsaturates (LCP) with high vitamin E on lipid peroxidation and susceptibility to oxidation of piglet erythrocytes, plasma, and liver.  E. Sarkadi-Nagy, M. C. Huang, R. Kirwan, A. Chao, C. Tschanz, J. T. Brenna.  PUFA in Maternal and Child Health (p. 40), sponsored by the AOCS, Kansas City, MO, Sept. 2000.

Changes in the fatty acyl chain composition of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine in epididymal mouse sperm following capacitation.  Furimsky AM, Holub BJ, Brenna JT, Michaud AL, Kates M, Tanphaichitr N.  Biology of reproduction 62: 255 , Suppl. 1 2000.

Dietary single cell long chain polyunsaturated oils at physiological levels do not alter serum clinical indicators or organ weights in piglets fed from birth to one month.  M.-C. Huang, A. Chao, R. Kirwan, C. Tschanz, J. M. Peralta, D. A. Diersen-Schade, S. Cha,  J. T. Brenna.  Fourth Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, Tsukuba, Japan, June, 2000.

Reduction of amino acids to amino alcohols to enchance volatility for high precision C isotopic analysis.   Bassem I. Zaideh, Nabil M. Saad, Betty A Lewis, J. Thomas Brenna, 48th ASMS Conference (Abstract 118), Long Beach, CA, June 2000.

High Precision Position-Specific Isotope Analysis of the Carboxyl Carbon of Short Chain Organic Acids, Nabil M. Saad,  J. Thomas Brenna, 48th ASMS Conference (Abstract 364), Long Beach, CA, June 2000.  VIEW

A Computer-Based Control System for High Precision Position Specific Isotope Analysis (PSIA),  Jason  Sepp, J. Thomas  Brenna, 48th ASMS Conference (Abstract 421), Long Beach, CA, June 2000.  VIEW