1. A ninhydrin-reacting substance seen during ion-exchange chromatography of faecal dialysate obtained in vivo from normal and uraemic subjects has been isolated and identified as methylamine.

2. Faecal dialysate concentrations of methylamine were higher in uraemic subjects and were related to the degree of renal impairment (P < 0·05).

3. Methylamine concentrations in faecal dialysate and centrifugate were not significantly different.

Keywords:
creatinine, faeces, methylamine, uraemia
This content is only available as a PDF.
© 1979 The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society
1979
You do not currently have access to this content.