Electrochemiluminescence Enhanced by the Synergetic Effect of Porphyrin and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes for Uric Acid Detection

The design and exploration of efficient, stable and environmentally compatible organic emitters for an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor is a promising topic. Herein, a novel environmentally-friendly luminophore, ZnBCBTP@MWCNTs, were fabricated via self-assembly of porphyrin molecules (ZnBCBTP) onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The resulting luminophore ZnBCBTP@MWCNTs displayed not only the highly ECL property and but also the good accelerated electron mobility. Then, a label-free ECL biosensor based ZnBCBTP@MWCNTs was constructed for the ultrasensitive detection of uric acid. Excitingly, this proposed ECL biosensor performed a good linear relationship in the range of 0–300 μM with a low detection limit of 1.4 μM, thus offering another reliable and feasible sensing platform for clinical bioanalysis with good selectivity, stability, and repeatability.     

A new method for determination of uric acid by the lactic acid-acetone-BrO(3)(-)-Mn(2+)-H(2)SO(4) oscillating reaction using the analyte pulse perturbation technique

A new analytical method for the determination of uric acid (UA) by the perturbation of UA on the Belousov-Zhabotinsky oscillating reaction is proposed. The method is based on the linear relationship between the changes in the oscillating period and the concentration of UA. The calibration curve is linear over the range of 2.0 × 10⁻⁵ to 5.0 × 10⁻⁴ M, with a detecting limit of 3.28 × 10⁻⁶ M. The method features good precision (R.S.D.: 3.59%) and excellent throughput (10 samples h⁻¹). The possible mechanism of the perturbation of UA on the oscillating reaction is discussed.     

Determination of Uric Acid and Norepinephrine by Chitosan‐Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Modified Electrode

A novel chemically modified electrode based on the chitosan‐multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) coated glassy carbon electrode (GCE) is described, which exhibited an attractive ability to determine uric acid (UA) and norepinephrine (NE) simultaneously. The responses of UA and NE merged into a large peak at a bare GCE, but yielded two well‐defined oxidation peaks at the chitosan‐MWNT modified GCE (MC/GCE). The experimental parameters were optimized, and a direct electrochemical method for the simultaneous determine for UA and NE is proposed. The MC/GCE showed good sensitivity, selectivity and stability.     

A selective voltammetric method for uric acid detection at Nafion(R)-coated carbon paste electrodes

A square-wave voltammetric method together with Nafion®-coated carbon paste electrodes were used for the selective determination of uric acid in the presence of a high concentration of ascorbic acid. Since the oxidation potential of uric acid is about 200 mV more positive than that of ascorbic acid at the Nafion®-coated carbon paste electrode, the selectivity can be greatly improved simply by applying an electrolysis potential of +0.4 V vs. Ag/AgCl where only ascorbic acid is oxidised. The acceptable tolerance of ascorbic acid concentration for the determination of uric acid is as high as 1.5 mM. With 30 s of electrolysis time, a linear calibration curve is obtained over the 0–50 μM range in 0.05 M citrate buffer solution, pH 4.0, with slope (μA/μM) and correlation coefficient of 0.34 and 0.9984, respectively. The detection limit (3σ) is 0.25 μM. The practical analytical utility is illustrated by selective measurements of uric acid in human urine without any preliminary treatment.     

Oxidase/peroxidase bilayer-modified electrodes as sensors for lactate,pyruvate, cholesterol and uric acid

Enzyme heterobilayer-modified electrodes were fabricated by successively covalently binding to the surface of a tin(IV) oxide plate horseradish peroxidase (HRP), then an oxidase (lactate, pyruvate or cholesterol oxidase or uricase), which liberates hydrogen peroxide by reaction with the respective substrate. The cooperative action of oxidase-HRP leads to an efficient amperometric sensor system with the minimum amount of enzyme immobilized on an electrode.     

Microdialysis sampling and monitoring of uric acid in vivo by a chemiluminescence reaction and an enzyme on immobilized chitosan support membrane

A new detection system based on microdialysis sampling and chemiluminescence (CL) reaction was developed for in vivo monitoring of uric acid (UA) with high sensitivity, selectivity and accuracy. The uric acid is indirectly monitored by CL detection of enzymatic reaction product formation (H₂O₂), catalyzed by Uricase. A microprobe was modified and coated with immobilized enzyme through a Streptavidin-biotin mediated linker by using a chitosan support membrane, polyurethane trapped ferrocene film is employed to protect the probe surface and diminish the interference from reductant molecules, which often are present in the blood (e.g. ascorbic acid). The earlier mentioned probe and the constructed sensor can detect uric acid in the range of 0.01-1 mM with detection limit (3σ) of 5 μM. Finally, the system is used to monitor uric acid (UA) variation through an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) model. Following AMI-induced oxidative stress, the UA level decreases continuously, thus suggesting that UA plays a protective role as a substitute antioxidant. Furthermore, the in vivo monitoring results show good agreement with those obtained by a standard method, and the procedure is recommended for in vivo and real time monitoring of UA. In addition, the proposed method can be more accurate since the UA may be potentially oxidized by in vitro exposure to oxygen in the presence of a catalyst.     

泌尿系统尿酸结石研究中的化学基础

尿酸结石是指尿酸及其盐在泌尿系统的异常矿化和积聚。本文从尿酸结石研究中涉及的化学问题入手,讨论了pH、过饱和度、尿大分子抑制剂和基因突变等方面对尿酸结石形成的分子机理,从抑制尿酸结石成核、生长和聚集的角度,讨论了尿酸结石的化学模型和动物实验模型。     

An Inexpensive Biosensor for Uric Acid Determination in Human Serum by Flow‐Injection Analysis

An inexpensive and easy to construct miniaturized biosensor is described for the determination of uric acid in biological fluids. The amperometric biosensor was prepared by using a carbon paste electrode prepared with uricase from Arthrobacter globiforms and tetracyanoquinodimethane as electron transfer mediator. When incorporated into a flow‐injection system it was enabled to perform 50 measurements/h of uric acid in the analytical range of 1–100 μmol dm^?3 with a relative standard deviation of 0.20% (n=14). The system was applied to human serum samples analysis providing good data correlation with those obtained by the reference spectrophotometric method. A linear relationship AM (μmol dm^?3)=1.02 (±0.05) SP (μmol dm^?3) ?0.12 (±0.13) was obtained evidencing the absence of significant error. The constructed biosensor was successfully used for at least four months (250 assays) with only a 13% of decrease in the enzymatic activity.     

聚对氨基苯磺酸修饰电极测定尿酸

利用循环伏安法制备了聚对氨基苯磺酸修饰电极, 研究了尿酸在该修饰电极上的电化学行为. 结果表明, 该电极对尿酸有较强的电催化作用, 并对抗坏血酸有较强的抗干扰能力. 在pH 5.6的乙酸盐缓冲溶液中, 用循环伏安法和差分脉冲伏安法在该电极上测定了尿酸, 其线性范围分别为1.0×10-5～2.0×10-4 mol/L和4.0×10-7～1.0×10-5 mol/L, 检出限分别为6.0×10-6 mol/L和1.0×10-7 mol/L. 已用于尿液中尿酸的测定.     

Development of an HPLC method with electrochemical detection of femtomoles of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine in the presence of uric acid

A selective method based on high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD) was developed to enable simultaneous detection of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoGua) and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodGuo), products of DNA oxidative damage, in the presence of uric acid (UA), a strong interferent in their electrochemical detection. The method developed consists of HPLC isocratic elution with amperometric detection on a glassy carbon electrode, enabling a detection limit for 8-oxoGua and 8-oxodGuo lower than 1 nM in standard mixtures. Detection of low concentrations up to 25 nM of 8-oxoGua and 8-oxodGuo in the presence of UA in a 10⁴-fold higher concentration was achieved after one-step solid phase extraction (SPE). The method was tested with urine samples and it was possible to detect and quantify the presence of 8-oxoGua, and to confirm that UA was eliminated after uricase degradation and SPE. The LOD found in urine samples was about 80 nM, a value higher than in standard mixtures, due to the increase of background current in the urine matrix. The results presented here contribute to the development of a methodological approach to simultaneous determination of 8-oxoGua and 8-oxodGuo in urine samples.