Histidine Determination in the Presence of Copper in Diluted Alkaline Electrolyte by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry at the Mercury Film Electrode

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A stripping method for the determination of histidine at the submicromolar concentration levels is described. The method is based on controlled adsorptive accumulation of histidine-copper complex at mercury film electrode followed by linear cyclic scan voltammetry measurement of the surface species. Optimum experimental conditions were found to be the use of a 1.0 × 10^?3 M NaOH solution, an accumulation potential of ? 0.20 V, and a linear scan rate of 200 mV sec^?1. The response of histidine is linear over the concentration range 0.02–0.12 ppm. For an accumulation time of 20 min, the detection limit was found to be 0.5 ppb (3.2 × 10^?9 M). The more convenient relation to measuring the histidine in the presence of metals, cysteine, tyrosine, and other amino acids was also investigated. The utility of the method is demonstrated by presence of casein, ATP, and ss DNA.     

Electrochemical Studies and Square‐Wave Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry of Spironolactone Drug

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A sensitive and reliable stripping voltammetric method was developed to determine Spironolactone drug. This method is based on the adsorptive accumulation of the drug at a hanging mercury drop electrode and then a negative sweep was initiated, which yield a well defined cathodic peak at ?1000 mV versus Ag/AgCl reference electrode. To achieve high sensitivity, various experimental and instrumental variables were investigated such as supporting electrolyte, pH, accumulation time and potential, drug concentration, scan rate, frequency, pulse amplitude, convection rate and working electrode area. The monitored adsorptive current was directly proportional to the concentration of Spironolactone and it shows a linear response in the range from 1×10^?8 to 2.5×10^?7 mol l^?1 (correlation coefficient=0.999) and the detection limit (S/N=3) is 1.72×10^?10 mol l^?1 at an accumulation time of 90 sec. The developed AdSV procedure shows a good reproducibility, the relative standard deviation RSD% (n=8) at a concentration level of 1.5×10^?7 mol l^?1 was 1.4%, whereas the method accuracy was indicated via the mean recovery of 97.5%±2.04. Possible interferences by several substances usually present in the pharmaceutical formulations have been also evaluated. The applicability of this approach was illustrated by the determination of Spironolactone in pharmaceutical preparation and biological fluids such as serum and urine.     

Determination of Cysteine in the Presence of Copper in Diluted Alkaline Electrolyte by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry at the Mercury Film Electrode

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A stripping method for the determination of cysteine in the presence of copper at the submicromolar concentration levels is described. The method is based on controlled adsorptive accumulation of cysteine at mercury film electrode followed by linear cyclic voltammetry scan measurement of the surface species. Optimum experimental conditions were found to be the use of a 1×10^?3 M NaOH solution, an accumulation potential of ?0.50 V and a scan rate of 200 mV. s^?1. The response of cysteine is linear over the concentration range 0.04–0.20 ppm. For an accumulation time of 15 minutes, the detection limit was found to be 0.9 ppb (7.4×10^?9 M). The more convenient relation to measuring the cysteine in presence of metals, and others amino acids were also investigated. The utility of the method is demonstrated by presence of casein and ATP.     

Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry Determination of Ceftiofur Antibiotic in Formulations and Bovine Serum

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A sensitive and reliable stripping voltammetry method was developed to determine the presence of Ceftiofur antibiotic drug. This method is based on the adsorptive accumulation of the drug at a hanging mercury drop electrode and then the initiation of a negative sweep that yielded well‐defined cathodic peaks at ?0.65 V (1 C) and ?1.00 V (2 C) vs. Ag/AgCl reference electrode. To achieve high sensitivity, various experimental and instrumental variables were investigated such as supporting electrolyte, pH, accumulation time and potential, drug concentration, scan rate, convection rate, and working electrode area. The monitored adsorptive current of peak 1 C was directly proportional to the concentration of Ceftiofur; it shows a linear response in the range from 0.50×10^?8 to 8.00×10^?8 mol L^?1 (correlation coefficient=0.998); and the limit of detection is 6.00×10^?10 mol L^?1 at an accumulation time of 300 s. The applicability of this approach was illustrated by the determination of Ceftiofur in pharmaceutical preparations and bovine serum.     

A ratiometric fluorescent probe for zinc ions based on the quinoline fluorophore

A ratiometric fluorescent zinc probe 1 of carboxamidoquinoline with a carboxylic acid group was designed and synthesised. Probe 1 exhibits high selectivity for sensing Zn²⁺; about a 13-fold increase in fluorescence emission intensity and an 82?nm red-shift of fluorescence emission are observed upon binding Zn²⁺ in EtOH/H₂O (1?:?1, V/V) solution. The ratiometric fluorescence response is attributed to the 1?:?1 complex formation between probe 1 and Zn²⁺ which has been utilised as the basis for the selective detection of Zn²⁺. The analytical performance characteristics of the proposed Zn²⁺-sensitive probe were investigated. The linear response range covers a concentration range of Zn²⁺ from 2.0?×?10^?6 to 5.0?×?10^?5?mol?L^?1 and the detection limit is 2.7?×?10^?7?mol?L^?1. The determination of Zn²⁺ in both tap and river water samples shows satisfactory results.     

Voltammetric Study and Detection of Methane on Nickel Hydroxide–Modified Nickel Electrode

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The nickel hydroxide–modified nickel (NMN) electrode was prepared by cyclic voltammetry. The modified electrode exhibited better catalytic effect toward electrochemical oxidation of methane in 1.0 mol · L^?1 NaOH solution. The catalytic activation of nickel hydroxide on the nickel electrode surface was investigated in different supporting electrolyte solutions by the cyclic voltammetry method in detail, and the related electrochemical oxidation of methane at the NMN electrode was first proposed by amperometric i‐t curve method under the experiment conditions. The results indicated that in the 1.0 mol · L^?1 NaOH solution, the anodic peak current increased with the increased concentration of methane.     

Ultratrace Xanthine Determination in Diluted Alkaline Electrolyte by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry at the Mercury Film Electrode

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A stripping method for the determination of xanthine at the submicromolar concentration level is described. The method is based on controlled adsorptive accumulation of xanthine at a thin-film mercury electrode followed by a linear scan voltammetry measurement of the surface species. Optimum experimental conditions were found to be the use of a 5.0 × 10^?3 M NaOH solution, an accumulation potential of 0.00 V, and a scan rate of 20 mV s^?1. The response of xanthine is linear over the concentration range 20–140 ppb. For an accumulation time of 30 min, the detection limit was found to be 36 ppt (2.3 × 10^?10 M). The more convenient relations for measuring xanthine in the presence of the metals, hypoxanthine, amino acids, and other nitrogenated bases were also investigated. The utility of the method is demonstrated by the presence of xanthine in adenosine-5′-triphosphate or DNA.     

Spectrophotometric Determination of Sparfloxacin in Pharmaceutical Preparations by Ternary Complex Formation with Pd(II) and Eosin

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A simple, sensitive, and direct spectrophotometric method has been developed for the assay of sparfloxacin in bulk and pharmaceutical preparations. The proposed method is based on the formation of ternary complex between an investigated drug, palladium(II) ion and eosin in the presence of methylcellulose as surfactant and acetate buffer of pH 4.2. Spectrophotometrically, under the optimum conditions, the ternary complex showed absorption maximum at 550 nm, with apparent molar absorptivity of 2.69×10⁴ l mol^?1 cm^?1, Sandell's sensitivity of 0.01458 µg ml^?1 and linearity in the concentration range 1.6–16 µg ml^?1. The composition of the ternary complex was studied by Job's method of continuous variation and the result indicated that the molar ratio of SPFX: Pd: eosin is 1∶1∶1. The optimum reaction conditions and other analytical parameters are evaluated. The proposed method was successfully applied for the determination of SPFX in its pharmaceutical product with mean percentage recoveries of 99.71%. The observed data has been subjected to statistical analysis, which revealed high accuracy and precision.     

Effect of external factors on the curcumin/2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: in vitro and in vivo study

The effect of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) on solubility, stability and oral bioavailability of curcumin by external factors adjustment, was investigated with an aim of a simple, stable and effective formulation. The phase solubility studies showed the solubility of curcumin increased slightly with increasing pH. However, the apparent stability constant (K _S) were found to decrease with increasing pH from 1.29?×?10⁴?M^?1 at pH 3.0 to 5.22?×?10³?M^?1 at pH 7.0. The thermodynamic parameters were calculated for inclusion complex formation in aqueous solution. Interestingly, it could be concluded that the degrees of curcumin stability improved by HPβCD grew with increasing drug–cyclodextrin binding ability. Furthermore, in vivo study not only revealed that the bioavailability of curcumin after oral administration to rats was significantly improved by curcumin/HPβCD inclusion complex, but also showed more dramatic changes in the plasma concentration–time curve (1752.76–866.70?ng?mL^?1?h) and the peak plasma concentration (370.10–178.11?ng?mL^?1) of drug by formation of complexes in pH 3–7 solution.     

Electrochemical Study of Interaction Between Clozapine and DNA and Its Analytical Application

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The interaction between clozapine (CLZ) as an orally administrated antipsychotic drug with double stranded calf thymus DNA (dsDNA) was investigated at electrode surface using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). Activated carbon paste electrode (CPE) was modified with dsDNA and used for monitoring the changes of the characteristics peak of CLZ in 0.05 M acetate buffer (pH 4.3). The adsorptive stripping voltammetry on dsDNA‐modified carbon paste electrode (dsDNA‐CPE) was used for determination of very low concentration of CLZ. Under optimal conditions, the oxidation peak current is proportional to CLZ concentration in the range of 7×10^?9?1.2×10^?6 mol l^?1 with a detection limit of 1.5×10^?9 mol l^?1 for 180 s accumulation time by DPV. The proposed dsDNA‐CPE was successfully used for determination of CLZ in human serum samples with recovery of 97.0±2.5%.     

A novel spectrophotometric method for determination of cyanide using cobalt (II) phthalocyanine tetracarboxylate as a chromogen

Cobalt (II) phthalocyanine tetracarboxylate [Co (II)Pc-COOH] has been prepared and used in aqueous solutions as a novel chromogenic reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of cyanide ion. The method is based on measuring the increase in the intensity of the monomer peak in the reagent absorbance at 682 nm due to the formation of a 1 : 2 [Co (II)Pc-COOH] : [CN] complex. The complex exhibits a molar absorptivity (ε) of 7.7 × 10⁴ L mol^?1 cm^?1 and a formation constant (K_f ) of 5.4 ± 0.01 × 10⁶ at 25 ± 0.1°C. Beer's law is obeyed over the concentration range 0.15–15 µg mL^?1 (5.8 × 10^?6–5.8 × 10^?4 M) of cyanide ion, the detection limit is 20 ng mL^?1 (7.7 × 10^?7 M) the relative standard deviation is ±0.7% (n = 6) and the method accuracy is 98.6 ± 0.9%. Interference by most common ions is negligible, except that by sulphite. The proposed method is used for determining cyanide concentration in gold, silver and chromium electroplating wastewater bath solutions after a prior distillation with 1 : 1 H₂SO₄ and collection of the volatile cyanide in 1 M NaOH solution containing lead carbonate as recommended by ASTM, USEPA, ISO and APAHE separation procedures. The results agree fairly well with potentiometric data obtained using the solid state cyanide ion selective electrode.     

Isonitroso-4-Methyl-2-Pentanone for Solvent Extraction and Spectrophotometric Determination of Palladium (II) at Trace Level

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Isonitroso-4-methyl-2-pentanone (HIMP) is proposed as a new reagent for extraction and photometric determination of Pd(II). The reagent forms a yellow complex with palladium in the pH range 4.0-5.0. The complex extracted into chloroform was measured at 330 nm. The molar absorptivity was found to be 5.37 × 10³ 1 mol^?1 cm^?1 and Sandell's sensitivity 20 ng cm^?2 Beer's law was obeyed over the concentration range 0.1-10.0 μg/ml of palladium. The method is applicable for palladium estimation in Ores and catalysts.     

Extraction,Spectrophotometric, and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Determination of Selenium With N-Phenylbenzohydroxamic Acid

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Solvent extraction spectrophotometric and atomic absorption spectrophotometric methods for the determination of selenium(IV) in microgram quantities are described. The selenium(IV) forms yellow colored complex with N-phenylbenzohydroxamic acid (PBHA) extractable into chloroform from 7 M HClO₄. Se-PBHA complex has maximum absorbance at 345 nm with a molar absorptivity 1.5 × 10⁵ 1 mol^?1 cm^?1 and Sandell's sensitivity 0.000526 μg /cm². Effect of molarity, reagent concentration, diverse ions on the extraction of selenium complex were studied. The selenium is determined in presence of tellurium.     

A New Spectrophotometry Method for the Determination of Aniline in Environmental Water Samples

ABSTRACT

A new spectrophotometric method has been established to determine trace aniline in water samples. A mixture solution of N-chlorosuccinimide and 8-hydroxyquinaldine in N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) was used to react with the aniline in water at room temperature (20°C). When the solution was adjusted to pH 10-11 by adding 3 mol/L NaOH, a clear and blue-colored dye formed immediately with the maximum absorption wavelength at 615 nm. Molar absorptivity and detection limit were found to be 1.0×10⁴ L mol^?1 cm ^?1 and 30 μg/L, respectively. Linearity was excellent in the concentration range of 0.2 to 15 mg/L aniline in water sample. The proposed method has been used to analyze aniline in surface and sewage water samples with the recoveries 96-103% and relative standard deviation less than 3%. It's a promising method to be applied for routine analysis of aniline in water.     

Determination of Dialkyldimethylammonium Surfactants in Consumer Products and Aqueous Environmental Samples Using the Mixed Micelle-Based Methodology

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The determination of dialkyldimethylammonium surfactants (DDAS) based on the measurement of the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of mixed sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS)-DDAS aggregates in a basic medium ([NaOH]=4.8 × 10^?3 M) is proposed. The dye Coomassie Brilliant Blue G (CBBG) was used as a photometric probe for the rapid determination of CMCs. Formation of CBBG-DDAS and DDAS-SDS premicellar aggregates of well-defined stoichiometrics at cationic and anionic surfactant concentrations far below their CMCs is demonstrated. Increased SDS concentration in the titration medium results in the formation of DDAS-SDS mixed micelles. The strong interaction between the opposite charged head group of DDAS and SDS permits these cationic surfactants to be determined at the ng ml^?1 level with a nearly uniform response for all the DDAS tested (12–18 alkyl carbons). The relative standard deviation for 1.10 μg ml^?1 ditetradecyldimethylammonium bromide (DTDAB) was 1.5%. The mixed-micelle based methodology was applied to the determination of DDAS in softeners and aqueous environmental samples (river water and laundry effluents) with average recoveries ranged from 87.1 to 100.6 and from 96.3 to 104.0, respectively.     

Biamperometric Determination of Tetracycline in Pharmaceuticals

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A fast, reliable, and low cost biamperometric flow‐injection method, with an error of 1.3% and an analytical throughput of 55 samples h^?1, for determination of tetracycline hydrochloride in pharmaceuticals capsules is proposed. The analytical curve was linear (r=0.998) in the range 10 to 50 mg l^?1 using Fe(CN)₆ ^3? and NaOH solutions as reagent and carrier stream/supporting electrolyte, respectively. A relative standard deviation of 1.6% (10 sequential injections of 30.0 mg l^?1) was verified with detection and quantification limits of 0.6 and 3.4 mg l^?1, respectively.     

Application de la Polarographie Sinusoidale au Dosage Sanguin de L'indomethacine

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Alternative current polarography has been applied to indomethacin determination in serum, after dichloromethan extraction at pH 3.0. Solvent is evaporated and the residue submited to hydrolysis by NaOH. The indole derivative obtained is nitrosated by nitrous acid at pH 3,5. The indole-nitrosamine formed is measured by polarography at pH 1,3 and compared with an added quantity of the pure nitrosated product. The proposed method is selective and sensitive; it allows measurement of concentrations in serum as low as o,30 μg ml^?1 (0.83. 10^?9 moles ml^?1).     

A New Validated Potentiometric Method for Batch and Continuous Quality Control Monitoring of Oseltamivir Phosphate (Taminil) in Drug Formulations and Biological Fluids

A new validated potentiometric method is described for batch and continuous quality control monitoring of the drug oseltamivir phosphate (Taminil) (OST). The method involves the development of a potentiometric sensor responsive to the drug based on the use of the ion‐association complex of (OST⁺) cation with phosphomolybdate anion (PMA^?) as an electroactive material in a poly(vinyl chloride) matrix membrane plasticized with o‐nitrophenyloctyl ether (o‐NPOE). Optimization of the performance characteristics of the sensor is described. A membrane incorporating the OST‐PMA‐NPOE complex in a tubular flow through detector is used in a two channel flow injection set up for continuous monitoring of the drug at a frequency of ～30 samples h^?1. The sensor shows fast near‐Nernstian response for OST over the concentration range 5.2×10^?5–0.8×10^?2 M (21.34 µg mL^?1–3.23 mg mL^?1) with a detection limit of 9.1×10^?6 M (3.73 µg mL^?1) over the pH range 4.6–6.1. The sensor displays good selectivity for OST drug over some basic drugs, inorganic cations, excipients and diluents commonly used in the drug formulations. Validation of the assay method is tested by measuring the lower detection limit, range, linearity, bias, trueness, accuracy, precision, and between‐day‐variability, within day reproducibility, selectivity and ruggedness (robustness). The results reveal good potentiometric performance of the proposed sensor for determination of OST in pharmaceutical capsules and in biological fluid matrices as well as for testing the dissolution profile of the drug and drug homogeneity.     

Photo and redox dual-stimuli-responsive β-cyclodextrin-ferrocene supramolecules for drug delivery

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Amphiphilic photo and redox dual-stimuli-cleavable β-cyclodextrin-ferrocene supramolecules were synthesized through noncovalent interactions of ferrocene (Fc) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) born by 5-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzyl alcohol (ONB), a photodegradable linker between the β-CD and poly(4-substituted-?-caprolactone) (PXCL _n ) chain. The terminal host–guest MPEG-Fc/β-CD-ONB-PXCL _n complex can formed micelles in the aqueous phase. The critical micelle concentration ranged from 3.16 to 11.50?mg L^?1. The drug-loading content and drug entrapment efficiency of the complex were lower than those of the parent β-CD. When exposed to ultraviolet irradiation and hydrogen peroxide, complex micelles could dissociate and efficiently release the loaded drug. Nanoparticles exhibited almost no toxicity at concentrations up to 1000?μg mL^?1. The uptake of doxorubicin-incorporated micelles by HeLa cells was faster than that of free doxorubicin within the first 5?min. DOX-loaded MPEG₄₅-Fc/β-CD-ONB-PMCL₂₃ micelles effectively inhibited the proliferation of HeLa cells with a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) of 3.8?µg mL^?1.     

New extraction procedures for isolation of famotidine from aqueous samples

Liquid-liquid and solid-phase extraction procedures are proposed for famotidine isolation from aqueous samples. The isolation and spectrophotometric determination of famotidine is based on its complexation reaction with thymol blue. The composition of a complex between drug and reagent (1?:?1) was established. Dichloromethane and methanol were used as extraction solvents for LLE and SPE processes. Quantification of famotidine was done spectrophotometrically at 544?nm for dichloromethane or at 434?nm for methanolic extracts. The Beer law is obeyed in the famotidine concentration range 3?·?10^?5?mol?L^?1–2.0?·?10^?4?mol?L^?1 for LLE procedure and 2.0?·?10^?6?mol?L^?1–8.0?·?10^?5?mol?L^?1 for SPE.