Microcystin-LR and chemically degraded microcystin-LR electrochemical oxidation

Microcystins (MCs) are cyclic hepatotoxic heptapeptides produced by certain strains of freshwater cyanobacteria toxic for humans and animals. The electrochemical behaviour of microcystin-LR (MC-LR) at a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was investigated using cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry (SWV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The oxidation of MC-LR is a diffusion-controlled irreversible and pH-independent process that occurs with the transfer of only one electron and does not involve the formation of any electroactive oxidation product. Upon incubation in different pH electrolytes, homogeneous degradation of MC-LR in solution was electrochemically detected by the appearance of a new oxidation peak at a lower potential. The electrochemical behaviour of chemically degraded MC-LR is an irreversible, pH-dependent process, and involves the formation of two redox products that undergo reversible oxidation. The formation of degradation products of MC-LR was confirmed by HPLC with UV detection at room temperature. Experiments were also carried out in solutions containing constituent MC-LR amino acids, which enabled the understanding of the MC-LR electron transfer reaction and degradation. An oxidation mechanism for MC-LR is proposed.     

Redox Mechanisms of Nodularin and Chemically Degraded Nodularin

The electrochemical behaviour of Nodularin (NOD), a hepatotoxic cyclic pentapeptide, was studied at a glassy carbon electrode. NOD electrochemical oxidation is an irreversible, pH‐independent process, involving the transfer of one electron. Upon incubation in different pH electrolytes, chemical degradation of NOD was electrochemically detected by the appearance of a new oxidation peak. The chemically degraded NOD (cdNOD), undergoes an irreversible, pH‐dependent oxidation, and its redox products are reversibly oxidised. The charge transfer properties of cdNOD as well as of its redox metabolites were investigated. Mechanisms for NOD oxidation, NOD chemical degradation and oxidation of cdNOD and its metabolites were proposed.     

Voltammetric determination of salicylic acid in pharmaceuticals formulations of acetylsalicylic acid

The electrochemical oxidation of salicylic acid (SA) has been studied on a glassy carbon electrode using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetric (DPV) method. SA gives a single irreversible oxidation wave over the wide pH range studied. The irreversibility of the electrode process was verified by different criteria. The mechanism of oxidation is discussed. Using differential pulse voltammetry, SA yielded a well-defined voltammetric response in Britton-Robinson buffer solution, pH 2.37 at 1.088 V (versus Ag/AgCl). The method was linear over the SA concentration range: 1-60 μg ml⁻¹. The method was successfully applied for the analysis of SA as a hydrolysis product, in solid pharmaceutical formulations containing acetylsalicylic acid (ASA).     

Electrochemical Behaviour of Isoflavones Genistein and Biochanin A at a Glassy Carbon Electrode

The electrochemical behaviour of genistein and biochanin A was studied at a glassy carbon electrode by cyclic, differential pulse and square wave voltammetry. Genistein undergoes three irreversible, pH dependent oxidation reactions with the transfer of one electron and one proton from each hydroxyl group. The formation of two electroactive products that undergo reversible redox reactions was observed. Biochanin A undergoes two irreversible, pH dependent reactions due to the oxidation of the two hydroxyl groups. The electrochemical behaviour of the chemical analogue daidzein was also investigated. The electroactive centres of genistein and biochanin A were identified and their oxidation mechanisms discussed.     

Anodic behavior of clioquinol at a glassy carbon electrode

Clioquinol is an antifungal, antiprotozoal and an Alzheimer's disease drug with cytotoxic activity toward human cancer cells. The electrochemical behavior of clioquinol and its oxidation product was studied using cyclic, differential pulse and square-wave voltammetry over a wide pH range on a glassy carbon electrode. The results revealed that the oxidation of clioquinol is an irreversible pH-dependent process that proceeds with the transfer of one electron and one proton in an adsorption-controlled mechanism and results in the formation of a main oxidation product, which adsorbs very strongly on the glassy carbon surface. The charge transfer coefficient was calculated as 0.64. The adsorbed oxidation product presented reversible redox behavior, with two electron and two proton transfer. The electrochemical oxidation of clioquinol as a phenolic compound involves the formation of a phenoxy radical which reacts in at least two ways: in one pathway the radical initiates polymerization, the products remaining at the electrode surface, and in the other the radical is oxidized to a quinone-like structure. A mechanism for the oxidation of clioquinol is proposed.     

Electrochemical Oxidation of Berberine and of Its Oxidation Products at a Glassy Carbon Electrode

The electrochemical behavior of berberine, an isoquinoline plant alkaloid with a wide spectrum of physiological effects, was studied at a glassy carbon electrode using cyclic, differential pulse and square‐wave voltammetry. The oxidation of berberine is a quasireversible, diffusion‐controlled process and occurred in a cascade mechanism with the formation of several oxidation products. The diffusion coefficient of berberine was calculated from cyclic voltammetry studies to be D=1.69×10^?6 cm² s^?1. The oxidation process of berberine is also pH dependent and the number of electrons and protons transferred was determined using differential pulse voltammetry. The formation of several oxidation products that adsorbed at the glassy carbon electrode surface was observed and their electrochemical behavior characterized. A mechanism for the oxidation of berberine at a glassy carbon electrode was proposed.     

Electrochemical Oxidation of Rutin

An electrochemical investigation of rutin oxidation on a glassy carbon electrode was carried out using cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and square‐wave voltammetry over a wide pH interval. The electrochemical oxidation is a complex process, which proceeds in a cascade mechanism, related with the 4‐hydroxyl groups of the rutin molecule. The catechol 3′,4′‐dihydroxyl group is the first to be oxidized by a two‐electron – two‐proton reversible oxidation reaction, followed by an irreversible oxidation reaction due to the 5,7‐dihydroxyl group. Both mechanisms are pH dependent. An adsorption process is also observed and the oxidation products block the electrode surface.     

Electrochemical Behavior of Thalidomide at a Glassy Carbon Electrode

Thalidomide is an oral drug marketed in the 1950s as a sedative and an anti‐emetic during pregnancy that was removed from the market when its teratogenic side effects appeared in new born children due to inadequate tests to assess the drug's safety. Recent studies evaluating the use of thalidomide in cancer and HIV diseases have sparked renewed interest. The electrochemical behavior of thalidomide on a glassy carbon electrode has been investigated using cyclic, differential and square‐wave voltammetry in aqueous media at different pHs. The oxidation mechanism of thalidomide is an irreversible, adsorption‐controlled process, pH dependent up to values close to the pK_a and occurs in two consecutive charge transfer reactions. A mechanism of oxidation of thalidomide involving one electron and one proton to produce a cation radical, which reacts with water and yields a final hydroxylated product is proposed. The reduction of thalidomide is also a pH dependent, irreversible process and occurs in a single step, with the same number of electrons and protons transferred. The reduction mechanism involves the protonation of the nitrogen that bridges the two cyclic groups, and the product of the protonation reaction causes irreversible dissociation. Both thalidomide and the non electroactive oxidation and reduction products are strongly adsorbed on the glassy carbon electrode surface.     

On the Electrochemical Oxidation of Resveratrol

Resveratrol (3,5,4′‐trihydroxystilbene) is an organic metabolite produced by plants in response to fungal infection. It is found in various plant fruits and is abundant in the skins of unripe grapes and related products. This photosensitive molecule exists in two isomeric forms, trans and cis‐resveratrol. The antioxidant activity of resveratrol, both trans and cis forms, was evaluated by means of cyclic, differential pulse and square‐wave voltammetry over a wide pH range, using a glassy carbon electrode. Voltammograms of resveratrol presented two oxidation peaks; the first oxidation peak corresponds to the oxidation of the phenol group and was shown to undergo an irreversible oxidation reaction. The second oxidation peak corresponds to the oxidation of the resorcinol moiety and is also irreversible. The influence of pH on the electrochemical oxidation process of resveratrol was investigated.     

Electrochemical Oxidation of Sanguinarine and of Its Oxidation Products at a Glassy Carbon Electrode – Relevance to Intracellular Effects

The electrochemical behavior of sanguinarine, a quaternary benzophenanthridine glycoside alkaloid with antimicrobial, anti‐inflammatory, antioxidant and/or immune‐stimulatory activities, was studied at a glassy carbon electrode using cyclic, differential pulse, and square wave voltammetry. The oxidation of sanguinarine is a quasireversible, diffusion‐controlled process and occurred in a cascade mechanism with the formation of several oxidation products which adsorbed at the electrode surface. The oxidation of sanguinarine is pH dependent and involves the transfer of the same number of electrons and protons. The adsorbed sanguinarine oxidation products are reversibly oxidized at the glassy carbon electrode surface and their oxidation for a wide range of pHs was also studied by differential pulse and square wave voltammetry. A mechanism for the oxidation of sanguinarine at glassy carbon electrode is proposed.     

Electrochemical Oxidation of Quercetin

The mechanism of electrochemical oxidation of quercetin on a glassy carbon electrode has been studied using cyclic, differential pulse and square‐wave voltammetry at different pH. It proceeds in a cascade mechanism, related with the two catechol hydroxyl groups and the other three hydroxyl groups which all present electroactivity, and the oxidation is pH dependent. Quercetin also adsorbs strongly on the electrode surface; and the final oxidation product is not electroactive and blocks the electrode surface. The oxidation of the catechol 3′,4′‐dihydroxyl electron‐donating groups, occurs first, at very low positive potentials, and is a two electron two proton reversible reaction. The hydroxyl group oxidized next was shown to undergo an irreversible oxidation reaction, and this hydroxyl group can form a intermolecular hydrogen bond with the neighboring oxygen. The other two hydroxyl groups also have an electron donating effect and their oxidation is reversible.     

Voltammetric Behavior of Antileukemia Drug Glivec. Part I – Electrochemical Study of Glivec

The electrochemical behavior of the antileukemia drug glivec was investigated at a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The oxidation is a complex, pH‐dependent, irreversible electrode process involving the transfer of 2 electrons and 2 protons and the formation of an electroactive product, P_glivec, which strongly adsorbs on the GCE surface and undergoes reversible oxidation. The adsorption of P_glivec at the GCE surface yields a compact monolayer that inhibits further oxidation of glivec. The electrochemical reduction is a simple pH dependent irreversible process involving the transfer of 2 electrons and 2 protons and occurs with the formation of a nonelectroactive product. The diffusion coefficient of glivec was calculated to be D_O=7.35×10^?6 cm² s^?1 in pH 4.5 0.1 M acetate buffer.     

水杨酸在改性钠基蒙脱土修饰电极上的电化学行为及测定

用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)对钠基蒙脱土进行改性,并用红外光谱、X衍射对CTAB-NaMMT进行表征,制备了改性钠基蒙脱土修饰电极(CTAB-NaMMT-CMC/GCE),研究了水杨酸在该修饰电极上的循环伏安行为.结果表明,在pH 0.8的H_2SO_4-Na_2SO_4电解质溶液中,SA在1.19 V出现一明显的氧化峰,在40 ～400 mV/s范围内,其氧化峰电流与扫描速率的平方根(v~(1/2))呈良好线性关系,表明电极过程为受扩散控制不可逆过程.测得SA在该修饰电极上的反应电子数、质子数、传递系数及扩散系数分别为2、2、0.389、1.275×10~(-6) cm~2/s.方波溶出伏安法的氧化峰电流(I_(pa))与SA浓度在8.0×10~(-7) ～1.25×10~(-4) mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系(r=-0.999 6),检出限为2.27×10~(-7) mol/L,加标回收率为96% ～101%.     

Boron doped diamond and glassy carbon electrodes comparative study of the oxidation behaviour of cysteine and methionine

The electrochemical oxidation behaviour at boron doped diamond and glassy carbon electrodes of the sulphur-containing amino acids cysteine and methionine, using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry over a wide pH range, was compared. The oxidation reactions of these amino acids are irreversible, diffusion-controlled pH dependent processes, and occur in a complex cascade mechanism. The amino acid cysteine undergoes similar three consecutive oxidation reactions at both electrodes. The first step involves the oxidation of the sulfhydryl group with radical formation, that undergoes nucleophilic attack by water to give an intermediate species that is oxidized in the second step to cysteic acid. The oxidation of the sulfhydryl group leads to a disulfide bridge between two similar cysteine moieties forming cysteine. The subsequent oxidation of cystine occurs at a higher potential, due to the strong disulfide bridge covalent bond. The electro-oxidation of methionine at a glassy carbon electrode occurs in two steps, corresponding to the formation of sulfoxide and sulfone, involving the adsorption and protonation/deprotonation of the thiol group, followed by electrochemical oxidation. Methionine undergoes a one-step oxidation reaction at boron doped diamond electrodes due to the negligible adsorption, and the oxidation also leads to the formation of methionine sulfone.     

Electrochemical Redox Behavior of Omeprazole Using a Glassy Carbon Electrode

The electrochemical redox behavior of omeprazole (OMZ), a gastric acid pump inhibitor, was investigated at a glassy carbon electrode using cyclic, differential pulse and square‐wave voltammetry over a wide pH range. The pH‐dependent oxidation occurs in two irreversible consecutive charge transfer reactions. Adsorption of the nonelectroactive product was also observed. The first oxidation involves removal of one electron, followed by deprotonation and leads to the formation of a hydroxylated species. The second oxidation process is related to the hydroxyl and amino groups in the benzimidazole moiety. The reduction is irreversible, also pH‐dependent, and occurs in a single step at the sulfoxide group in a diffusion‐controlled mechanism. The diffusion coefficient of omeprazole was calculated to be D_OMZ=2.31×10^?6 cm² s^?1.     

Electrochemical Oxidation Mechanism of Ethidium Bromide at a Glassy Carbon Electrode

The electrochemical behavior of ethidium bromide (EtBr) on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was studied by cyclic, square wave and differential pulse voltammetry over a wide pH interval. The results revealed that the oxidation mechanism of EtBr is an irreversible and adsorption‐controlled electrode process that occurs in two consecutives steps. The first step is pH‐dependent and occurs at the amino group in the C8 position with the formation of ortho‐ and para‐quinone derivatives, while the second step is pH‐independent and occurs at the amino group in the C3 position. A square wave method for quantitative determination of EtBr is also proposed.     

Electrochemical Study of Gliclazide and Its Complexation with β‐Cyclodextrin

The electrochemical oxidation of gliclazide has been investigated at glassy carbon electrode in phosphate buffer solutions over the pH range 2.7–11.8 using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). Gliclazide exhibited one anodic peak in the pH range of 2.7–6.3 and a second peak was produced above pH 6.3. The oxidation processes have been shown to be irreversible and diffusion controlled. The formation of an inclusion complex of gliclazide with β‐cyclodextrin (β‐CD) has been investigated by cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry. A phase solubility study with spectrophotometric detection has been also applied. The stability constant of the complex was determined to be 839 and 360 M^?1 using the differential pulse voltammetric method and the phase solubility method, respectively.     

Electrochemical behaviour of triclosan at a screen-printed carbon electrode and its voltammetric determination in toothpaste and mouthrinse products

Cyclic voltammetry was used to investigate the electrochemical behaviour of triclosan (2,2,4′-trichloro-2′-hydroxydiphenyl ether) at a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE). It was found that a single anodic peak occurred over the pH range 6.0–12.0; this peak was considered to result from an irreversible oxidation reaction at the phenolic moiety. A plot of E_p versus pH was constructed and from the break point a pK_a value of 7.9 was obtained, thus agreeing with the literature value. Detailed voltammetric studies were performed at pH 10, where the analyte exists as an anion. It was demonstrated that, at an initial potential of 0 V, the anion underwent electrosorption prior to electrochemical oxidation. The oxidation reaction appeared to involve a one-electron transfer, as deduced from a calculated n_a value of 0.5; the same value was obtained at pH 7.0. In contrast to triclosan, triclosan monophosphate was found to be electrochemically inactive when subjected to voltammetry under the stated conditions.

The electrochemical oxidation of triclosan at a SPCE was exploited for its determination (0.3%) in commercial toothpaste and mouthrinse products using differential pulse voltammetry. The recovery and precision data indicated that this approach may have application in routine quality control analysis.     

Electrochemical Oxidation of Sulfasalazine at a Glassy Carbon Electrode

Sulfasalazine (SSZ) is a pharmaceutical compound used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The electrochemical oxidation of SSZ at a glassy carbon electrode was studied by cyclic, differential pulse and square wave voltammetry in a wide pH range. For electrolytes with pH<11.0, the oxidation is an irreversible, diffusion‐control, pH‐dependent process that involves the transfer of one electron and one proton from the hydroxyl group of the salicylic moiety. For pH>11.0 the oxidation is pH‐independent, and a pK_a≈11 was determined. The formation of a quinone‐like oxidation product that undergoes two electrons and two protons reversible redox reaction was observed. Also, UV‐vis spectra of SSZ were recorded as a function of supporting electrolytes pH. An electrochemical oxidation mechanism was proposed.     

Electrochemical study of indapamide and its complexation with ��-cyclodextrin

Electrochemical oxidation of indapamide has been investigated at glassy carbon electrode using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). Indapamide exhibited two well resolved signals which attributed to the oxidation of indoline ring and benzamide moiety in phosphate buffers in the pH range of 2.7?C10.1. The oxidation processes have been shown to be irreversible and diffusion controlled. The formation of an inclusion complex of indapamide with ??-cyclodextrin (??-CD) has been investigated by cyclic, differential pulse voltammetry as well as UV?CVis spectrophotometry. The stability constant of the complex was determined to be 6199 and 2717 M^?1 using differential pulse voltammetry and UV?CVis spectrophotometry, respectively.