Apoenzymes of Alkaline Phosphatases of Different Origin for Determining of Trace Zinc(II)

The applicability of the apoenzymes of three alkaline phosphatases of different origin (bacterial from E. coli and animal from chicken intestine or the small intestine of a Greenland seal) to the determination of zinc(II) was studied. The alkaline apophosphatase from seal intestine was found to be promising for this purpose. The preparation conditions of the apoenzyme and the conditions of its reactivation with zinc(II) were optimized. Based on the reactivating effect of zinc(II) on the apoenzyme, which was prepared with the use of EDTA, an enzymatic method was developed for determining zinc(II) (0.01–0.1 g/mL) with c _min = 8 ng/mL. The proposed procedure was applied to the determination of zinc(II) in blood serum.     

Determination of Zinc(II) Using Native and Immobilized Alkaline Phosphatases of Different Origin

The effect of zinc(II) and other metal ions on the catalytic activity of native and immobilized alkaline phosphatases isolated from three different sources (Escherichia coli, chicken intestine, and small intestine of Greenland seal) was studied. Zinc(II) inhibits the catalytic activity of all native alkaline phosphatases to different extents. Zinc(II) produces the most significant and selective effect only on the alkaline phosphatase from seal intestine. As for alkaline phosphatases immobilized on polyurethane foam, zinc(II) hardly affects the activity of the enzyme from chicken intestine and inhibits the phosphatases from E. coli and seal intestine in concentrations from 2.5 to 50 g/mL and 0.1 ng/mL to 50 g/mL, respectively. With the use of native and immobilized alkaline phosphatase from the small intestine of the seal, selective procedures were developed for the determination of Zn(II) with spectrophotometric and visual control of the reaction rate. The detection limits are 1 g/mL and 0.1 ng/mL, respectively.     

Using enzymes isolated from diverse sources to determine metal ion cofactors

Oxidoreductases and hydrolases isolated from different sources (horseradish and peanut peroxidases, alcohol dehydrogenases from bakers yeast and horse liver, and alkaline phosphatases from Escherichia coli, chicken and seal intestine) were used to determine their metal ion cofactors: Fe(III), Zn(II) and Mg(II), respectively. Studying the effects of the metal ion cofactors on the catalytic activity of the enzymes of different origin showed that the extent of their inhibition, activation, or reactivation of their apoenzymes depended on the structure and accessibility of the enzyme active site, which varies among the biocatalysts isolated from different sources. The developed procedures are based on the inhibiting (Zn(II)) or activating (Mg(II)) effects of the metal ions on the catalytic activity of the enzymes, or on reactivating effects (Fe(III) and Zn(II)) on the apoenzymes. The procedures are characterized by high sensitivity and selectivity; the detection limits of Fe(III) using horseradish peroxidase, Zn(II) using alcohol dehydrogenase from bakers yeast, alkaline phosphatase from seal intestine and its apoenzyme, and Mg(II) using alkaline phosphatase from chicken intestine equal 10 ng L^–1, 20 ng L^–1, 3 g L^–1, 8 g L^–1 and 0.2 g L^–1, respectively.Presented at the 8th Symposium Kinetics in Analytical Chemistry, Rome, Italy, 5–8 July 2004.     

An enzymatic method for determining magnesium

The effect of magnesium ions on the catalytic activity of alkaline phosphatases from three different sources in the reaction of p-nitrophenyl phosphate hydrolysis was studied. It was found that magnesium in concentrations of 0.6 ng/mL-20 µg/mL significantly activated alkaline phosphatase from chicken intestine; in higher concentrations (0.02–0.2 mg/mL), it weakly activated the enzyme from E. coli and had no effect on the catalytic activity of the enzyme from the small intestine of the Greenland seal. The strongest activating effect was observed in a Tris-HCl buffer solution at pH 9.8. The activating effect of magnesium on alkaline phosphatase from chicken intestine was used as the basis for developing a highly sensitive and selective enzymatic procedure for determining magnesium (0.6–6.0 ng/mL; RSD = 4% at c _min; n = 5) by spectrophotometrically monitoring the rate of enzymatic reaction. The developed procedure was applied to the determination of magnesium in urine.__________Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 4, 2005, pp. 425–433.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Zhavoronkova, Muginova, Shekhovtsova.     

Application of alkaline phosphatases from different sources in pharmaceutical and clinical analysis for the determination of their cofactors; zinc and magnesium ions.

Prospects of using different alkaline phosphatases bearing zinc and magnesium ions in their catalytic and allosteric sites, respectively, in pharmaceutical and clinical analysis were demonstrated. Also their application for the determination of zinc in insulin to control injection quality and magnesium in human urine for the diagnosis and treatment of magnesium deficiency was shown. The reaction of p-nitrophenyl phosphate hydrolysis was chosen as an indicator. The choice of appropriate alkaline phosphatase was substantiated, the influence of the nature of buffer solutions on the behavior of the enzyme-metal systems was studied, and the conditions of the indicator reaction proceeding in the presence of sample matrixes were optimized. Simple, rapid, sensitive, and selective enzymatic procedures for determining zinc and magnesium based on their inhibiting and activating effects on the catalytic activity of alkaline phosphatases from seal and chicken intestine, respectively, were developed.     

Enzymatic determination of cadmium,zinc, and lead in plant materials

Prospects are outlined for using the following enzymes (native and immobilized on polyurethane foam) in the rapid and highly sensitive determination of cadmium, zinc, and lead ions in plant materials (wild grass, fresh pea, and grape): horseradish peroxidase and alkaline phosphatases isolated from chicken intestine and Greenland seal small intestine. The analytical ranges of the above metals are 1 × 10^–3?25, 7 × 10^?3?250, and 3 × 10^?2?67 mg/kg dry matter, respectively. The enzymatic determination procedures developed are based on the inhibiting effect of metal ions on the catalytic activity of peroxidase in the oxidation of o-dianisidine with hydrogen peroxide and alkaline phosphatases in the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl phosphate. The rates of enzymatic reactions were monitored spectrophotometrically or visually. In the analysis of plant extracts, their high acidity was diminished by choosing optimum dilution factors and pH values for test samples and the nature and concentration of a buffer solution. The interference of iron(III) was removed by introducing a 0.1 M tartaric acid solution into the indicator reaction. The accuracy of the results of the enzymatic determination of cadmium, zinc, and lead in plant materials was supported by atomic absorption spectrometry and anodic stripping voltammetry.     

Potentialities and prospects for the use of alkaline phosphatases for determining metal ions

The published data on the nature, strength, and mechanism of metal ion effect on the catalytic activity of alkaline phosphatases and their apoenzymes of different origins are systematized and discussed. Procedures for determining metal ions are described. These procedures are based on the activating, inhibitory, and reactivating effects of metal ions on enzymes and apoenzymes. The approaches to the intentional improvement of the sensitivity and selectivity of determining metal ions are considered. Prospects are outlined for using alkaline phosphatases isolated from different sources in chemical analysis for determining metal ions in different samples.Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 3, 2005, pp. 247–263.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Muginova, Zhavoronkova, Shekhovtsova.     

Chemiluminescence Flow Injection Determination of Copper (II)

ABSTRACT

A sensitive and selective flow injection chemiluminescence method for the determination of copper over the range of 0.5-7.5 ng is described. The method is based on quenching effect of copper (II) on the chemiluminescent reaction of dichlorofluorescein and hydrogen peroxide in alkaline media. Method development includes optimization of reagent concentrations and flow conditions. The optimized method yielded a detection limit (3σ) of 0.2 ng. The method is simple, fast, selective and precise and was used for the determination of copper in blood sera.     

Selective Extractive Spectrophotometric Determination of Palladium (II) with Di-2-Pyridyl Ketone 2-Pyridyl-Hydrazone (DPPH)

Abstract

Palladium (II) reacts with DPPH in slightly acid medium to form a red colored complex stable in presence of EDTA and extractable into chloroform.

These properties of the Pd(II)-DPPH complex were used for the selective extractive spectrophotometric determination of palladium(II) in presence of several tested cations.     

Selective Spectrophotometric Determination of Vanadium (II) in the Presence of 35 Common Cations by Means of Di-2-Pyridyl Ketone 2-Pyridylhydrazone (DPPH)

Abstract

DPPH was tested with 36 cations in slightly acidic medium, in the presence, of EDTA but only vanadium(II) formed a stable red complex. Based on these effects a method was worked out for the selective spectrophotometric determination of vanadium(II) in the presence of the remaining tested cations. A comparison of the sensitivity and selectivity of this method with recently reported methods is presented.     

Nonextractive Trace Level Simultaneous Determination of Mercury(II) and Zinc(II) in Environmental Samples with 2‐(5‐Bromo‐2‐pyridylazo)‐5‐diethylaminophenol and Cetylpyridinium Chloride

Abstract

A simple, rapid, selective, and sensitive method for the derivative spectrophotometric determination of Hg(II) and its simultaneous determination in the presence of Zn(II) using 2‐(5‐bromo‐2‐pyridylazo)‐5‐diethylaminophenol in the presence of cetylpyridinium chloride, a cationic surfactant, has been developed. The molar absorption coefficient and analytical sensitivity of the 1∶1 Hg(II) complex at 558 nm (λ_max) are 5.78×10⁴ L mol^?1 cm^?1 and 0.67 ng mL^?1, respectively. The detection limit of Hg(II) is 1.40×10^?2 ng mL^?1, and Beer's law is valid in the concentration range 0.05–2.40 µg mL^?1. Overlapping spectral profiles of Hg(II) and Zn(II) complexes in zero‐order mode interfere in their simultaneous determination. However, 0.10–2.00 µg mL^?1 of Hg(II) and 0.065–0.650 µg mL^?1 of Zn(II), when present together, can be simultaneously determined at zero cross point of the derivative spectrum, without any prior separation. The relative standard deviation for six replicate measurements of solutions containing 0.134 µg mL^?1 of Hg(II) and 0.620 µg mL^?1 of Zn(II) is 1.72 and 1.47%, respectively. The proposed method has successfully been evaluated for trace level simultaneous determination of Hg(II) and Zn(II) in environmental samples.     

Spectral,Antimicrobial, and Thermal Studies of Some Transition Metal Complexes Derived from Bidentate Ligands Containing N and S Donor Atoms

Abstract

Bidentate ligands have been synthesized by the reaction of 2,4-dichlorobenzaldehyde with 4-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole and 4-amino-5-mercapto-3-propyl-1,2,4-triazole. The ligands react with acetates of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) to yield 1:2 [metal:ligand] complexes. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, spectral (UV-Vis, IR, ¹H NMR, fluorescence, ESR) studies, thermal techniques, and magnetic measurements. Thermal studies of the complexes showed a multistep decomposition pattern. A square planar geometry for Cu(II) and octahedral geometry for Co(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) complexes have been proposed. The synthesized complexes exhibit enhanced antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Aspergillus niger, and A. flavus compared to parent ligands. However, tested compounds did not exhibit any activity against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements to view the free supplemental file.     

Spectrophotometric Determination of Sulphathiazole

Abstract

A new, rapid, simple, selective and sensitive method for the spectrophotometric determination of sulphathiazole is described. The drug forms a yellow coloured complex with Pd(II) in alkaline medium (1 M NaOH). The drug complex exhibits maximum absorbance at 410 nm, with a molar absorptivity of 1.9 × 10³ 1 mol^?1 cm^?1. Effects of molarity of NaOH, reagent concentration on the proper complex formation are discussed. The system obeys Beer's law in the concentration range of 10-160 ppm of sulphathiazole.     

The Spectrophotometric Determination of Nickel and Cobalt in Mixtures with Picolinaldehyde 4-Phenyl-3-Thiosemicarbazone

Abstract

The properties of nickel complex of picolinaldehyde 4-pheny1-3-thiosanicarbazone are described. The optimal conditions for a selective and sensitive spectrophotometric determination of nickel are discussed, A photometric method for the determination of traces of cobalt(II) and nickel(II) ions in mixtures has also been developed.     

The catalytic properties of alkaline phosphatases under various conditions

A comparative study was performed to examine the catalytic properties of alkaline phosphatases from bacteria Escherichia coli and bovine and chicken intestines. The activity of enzyme dimers and tetramers was determined. The activity of the dimer was three or four times higher than that of the tetramer. The maximum activity and affinity for 4-nitrophenylphosphate was observed for the bacterial alkaline phosphatase (K _M = 1.7 × 10^?5 M, V _max = 1800 μmol/(min mg of protein) for dimers and V _max = 420 μmol/(min mg of protein) for tetramers). The Michaelis constants were equal for two animal phosphatases in various buffer media (pH 8.5) ((3.5 ± 0.2) × 10^?4 M). Five buffer systems were investigated: tris, carbonate, hepes, borate, and glycine buffers, and the lowest catalytic activity of alkaline phosphatases at equal pH was observed in the borate buffer (for enzyme from bovine intestine, V _max = 80 μmol/(min mg of protein)). Cu²⁺ cations formed a complex with tris-(oxymethyl)-aminomethane (tris-HCl buffer) and inhibited the intestine alkaline phosphatases by a noncompetitive mechanism.     

Application of electrogenerated chemiluminescence of luminol to determination of traces of cobalt(II) in aqueous alkaline solution

A selective method for determination of traces of cobalt(II) in aqueous alkaline solution has been developed, based on the electrochemical generation of luminescence from luminol at a rotating ring—disc electrode. The detection limit is 10^-8 M, and the linear calibration range extends up to 3 × 10^-6 M; the r.s.d. for 2.0 × 10^-7 M cobalt is 6%. Of 21 metal ions, only chromium(III) and copper(II) interfere seriously; EDTA also interferes.     

Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Antimony by Using Alizarin Red S

Abstract

A sensitive and selective voltammetric method for determination of antimony(III) using Alizarin Red S (ARS) as complexing agent is described. The method is based on the monitoring the oxidation peak of antimony(III)-ARS complex at ?520 mV in ammonium-ammonia buffer (pH = 7.5). The peak current was measured by scanning the potential from ?700 mV versus Ag/AgClto more positive potentials without accumulation in the presence of 1 × 10^?6 mol L^?1 of ARS. The limit of detection (3 s) and limit of quantification (10 s) of the method were calculated from calibration curve as 1.45 µg L^? and 4.8 µg L^? respectively. The calibration plot for antimony(III) was linear in the range of 4.8–30 µg L^?. The interference of various ions was examined. Serious interference from Al(III), Fe(III), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II) was eliminated by addition of EDTA to the solution. The method was applied to drinking water samples. The recoveries were in the range 94% – 105%. The results obtained from the developed method were compared with those from the differential-pulse anodic-stripping method and no statistically significant difference was found.     

Derivative Spectrophotometric Determination of Copper and Palladium Simultaneously by Using MDTC as a Reagent

Abstract

A selective, sensitive, and economical derivative spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of trace amount of Cu(II) and Pd(II) with MDTC as a reagent in the presence of CTAB, a solubilizing agent. The molar absorption coefficient and analytical sensitivities of the 1:2 Cu(MDTC)₂ and Pd(MDTC)₂ complexes are 2.467×10⁴ and 2.989×10⁴ l mol^?1, respectively. The developed derivative procedure, is applied for the rapid and selective simultaneous determination of Cu(II) and Pd(II) in the range of 0.2–15 and 0.1–10 µg/ml, respectively. Complex matrices, including alloys, biological samples, pharmaceutical samples and synthetic mixtures have been successfully analyzed for trace amounts of two metal ions.     

Ternary complexes in the spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of silver(I) and cadmium(II)

The reaction of silver(I) and cadmium(II) with 1,10-phenanthroline (PHEN) and Eosin (2,4,5,7-tetrabromofluorescein) gives coloured association complexes. The solution spectra of the mixed-ligand complexes are characterised by high intensity (∈ ≈ 10⁴) metal-to-ligand charge-transfer bands at 540–555nm. The optimum conditions for the spectrophotometric determination of Ag(I) or Cd(II) have been established. A simple, sensitive and selective method was proposed for the determination of traces of the metal ions either in aqueous or organic media. In the presence of EDTA only aluminium and cyanide interfere.     

Micro-determination of As(V), V(V), Mo(VI), W(VI) in the presence of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II)

A rapid procedure is described for the separation and determination of 0.025 mg to 1.0 mg quantities of As(V), V(V), Mo(VI) and W(VI) from small quantities of Cu(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) using silica gel as the selective sorbent for the cations. The individual anionic components, which remain in the supernatant solution after separation from the cations, are determined by colorimetric methods. The complete recovery of As(V) in supernatant solution has also been tested radiometrically using⁷⁶As as the radioactive indicator. The sorbed cations after extraction with dilute hydrochloric acid are determined by EDTA titrations.