Stable Isotope Gas Analyzer

Synchronize specific nutrient utilization measurements with total metabolism measurements

Stable Isotope Gas Analyzer

Synchronize specific nutrient utilization measurements with total metabolism measurements

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Features

  • Simultaneous measurement of 13CO2, C18O2, CO2, and H2O
  • One analyzer can be multiplexed with up to 8 cages
  • Fast response time and low power requirement
  • Wide measurement ranges for δ13C (-100‰ to 4000‰) and CO2 (380 ppm to 25,000 ppm)
  • High precision for both δ13C (0.6‰) and δ18O (4.0‰) as well as CO2 (0.05 ppm) and H2O (50 ppm)
  • Over 10,000 different isotopically-labeled tracers commercially available
  • No consumables or external calibration required

DESCRIPTION

Continuous measurement of 13C and 18O isotopes in exhaled breath

The new Stable Isotope Gas Analyzer is a cutting-edge upgrade to our standard Promethion™ systems, allowing simultaneous measurement of stable isotope tracers synchronously with the Promethion data stream.

Measure the oxidation of exogenous nutrients

Figure A shows the oxidative disposal of a 2.5 mg bolus of 13C-glucose in a control mouse.  Possible experimental manipulations include: age, diet, hormonal treatment, experimental drugs, microbiome manipulations, exercise, thermal exposure, surgical procedures, illness/injury, etc.  Critical metrics include magnitude and duration of response and AUC for calculating % dose recovery.

Measure the oxidation of endogenous nutrients

Figure B shows the oxidation of a fatty acid tracer (13C-Palmitic acid) infused into rodent diet for 10 days, selectively enriching the body lipids with 13C.  The CO2 and δ13C measured during rest, treadmill exercise (15 m/min) and recovery show that total lipid oxidation of a mouse increases during the first minute of exercise, but decreases to resting levels during steady-state exercise.  Researchers could also selectively enrich the proteins in the body by feeding rodent diet infused with 13C-1-L-Leucine, thereby allowing quantitative assessment of endogenous protein oxidation in real-time.

For more information on stable isotope labeling utilization, see:

McCue, M. D. (2011). “Tracking the oxidative and non-oxidative fates of isotopically labeled nutrients in animals.” BioScience 61(3): 217-230.

Welch Jr, K. C., et al. (2016). “Combining respirometry with stable isotopes to investigate fuel use in animals.” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1365(1): 15-32.

McCue, M. D. and K. C. Welch Jr (2016). “13C-Breath testing in animals: Theory, applications, and future directions.” J Comp Physiol 186B(3): 265-285. 

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specs

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Precision
(1 sec/10 sec/100 sec)		 δ13C: 6.0‰ / 2.0‰ / 0.6‰
δ18O: 32‰ / 10‰ / 4‰
12CO2: 1.6 ppm / 0.6 ppm / 0.2 ppm
Total Uncertainty < 1%
Measurement Range
(meets all specs)		 CO2: 380 – 25,000 ppm
H2O: 4000 – 60,000 ppm
Operational Range CO2: 0 – 50,000 ppm
H2O: 0 – 70,000 ppm (non-condensing)
Measurement Rates User-selectable rates up to 1 Hz
Sampling Conditions Ambient Humidity: non-condensing (0 – 100% RH)
Sample Temperature: -20 – 50 °C
Operating Temperature: 5 – 45 °C
Fittings Outlet (internal pump): 1/4 in.
Inlet: 3/8 in.
Outputs Digital (RS-232), Ethernet, USB
Power Requirements 115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 66 W
Dimensions (H x W x D) 18cm (7”) x 47 cm (18.5”) x 36 cm (14”)
Weight 17 kg (37.5 lbs.)

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