Spectrophotometric simultaneous determination of creatinine and creatine by flow injection with reagent injection

The reactions of creatinine with picric acid and of creatine with 1-naphthol and biacetyl, both in an alkaline medium, have been used to develop a flow injection method for the simultaneous determination of creatinine and creatine, respectively. The sample containing both analytes is continuously merged with a picrate stream and mixed through the reactors; the coloured stream passes through a flow cell in a spectrophotometer set at 520 nm, recording a continuous signal proportional to the creatinine concentration. The mixture of the reagents 1-naphthol and biacetyl is inserted into the stream by use of the injection valve, which results in a peak (superimposed on the continuous signal), proportional to the creatine concentration. Linear calibration graphs for both analytes were obtained up to 30 mg l^–1 with relative standard deviations <2%, and a sampling rate of 42 measurements h^–1. The method was applied to the determination of creatinine and creatine in broth cube samples.     

Improved Performance of the Potentiometric Biosensor for the Determination of Creatinine

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Contemporary methods of analyzing creatinine engage chemicals harmful to the environment and generate large volumes of waste disposals. By introducing a membrane‐based potentiometric biosensor with immobilized creatinine deaminase, the measurements can be performed by miniaturized portable devices that are easy to handle and allow rapid analysis with minimum consumption of chemicals. Thus, the enzymatic creatinine biosensors were revisited and optimized with respect to repeatability, sensitivity, limit of detection (LOD), and response time. A detection limit of 0.3 µM and a sensitivity of 58.78±0.03 mV (23.5°C) were obtained in tris buffer at pH=7.4 after introduction of shielding of all electronics and software filtering. Measurements performed by flow injection analysis (FIA) showed that the response time could be lowered to approximately 30 sec using sample volumes of 30 µl. Interferences were corrected for by application of the Nicolsky‐Eisenman equation, thus allowing determination of creatinine in matrices resembling those of clinical measurements. Investigations of sandwich structures showed that the sensitivity decreased as a function of the number of membranes on top of the immobilized layer of active creatinine deaminase. It was thus shown that the sensitivity depends on the distance of diffusion of species from the sample solution through the membranes to the enzyme.     

A Selective Determination of Hypoxanthine,Xanthine and Inosine by Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Enzyme Reactors

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A Selective and sensitive assay of hypoxyanthine, xanthine and inosine by reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled with immobilized enzyme reactors is described. The flourometric detection of hydrogen peroxide using immobilized peroxidase and p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid was applied to the assay of hypoxanthine, xanthine and inosine, which were oxidized to hydrogen peroxide in the presence of the immobilized enzymes (purine nucleoside phosphorylase and/or xanthine oxidase. The enzymes were immobilized the the intermolecular cross-linking method on controlled pore-glass. The method established was applied to serum and urine samples. The detection limits of hypoxanthine, xanthine and inosine were approximately 130, 300 and 650 pg per injection, respectively.     

High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Assay of D-Glucose in Erythrocytes

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A procedure is presented after several attempts with different modes of chromatography for measuring high concentrations of d-glucose in erythrocytes. The procedure utilizes rapid deproteinization of hemolysate by mixing with acetonitrile. The supernatant is analyzed by strong cation exchange chromatography, using an Organic Analysis Column. Separation conditions are: eluent = 0.01 N H₂SO₄, flow rate = 0.6 ml/min, detection = 195nm at 0.05 AUFS, sample size = 20 μl and temperature = ambient. The coefficients of variation for 5 mg/ml samples were (within-run) 6.7%, and (day-to-day) 7.1%. This study shows the presence of a high concentration (1900 mg/dl) of d-glucose within the erythrocytes as a result of a high external d-glucose concentration (2000 mg/dl) in plasma, and suggests that d-glucose is rapidly transported into the cell.     

Dilution Methods in Flow Injection Analysis. Evaluation of Different Approaches as Exemplified for the Determination of Nitrosyl in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid

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Instigated by developing a flow injection procedure for assay of nitrosyl in concentrated sulphuric acid, different approaches for reliable and robust on-line dilution in FIA were evaluated. These comprised the application of mixing tees in conjunction with mixing coils (including knotted reactors) of different internal diameter, zone sampling, the use of a mixing chamber, micro-sampling, and sample injection by means of pseudo-hydrodynamic injection. The individual approaches are described in detail, their advantages and disadvantages being emphasized in regard to their practical applicability. For each approach the criteria stipulated were that the procedure should allow a dilution factor of approximately 100, yet without excessive zone spreading, so that it, on one hand, could effectively eliminate the pronounced Schlieren effect encountered when mixing concentrated sulphuric acid with an aqueous diluent, and, on the other hand, would permit the sample material to be appropriately conditioned for the ensuing chemical derivatization procedure. It was found that this most reliably could be effected by a combination of pseudo-hydrodynamic injection comprising a mixing point and the use of mixing tees in conjunction with knotted reactors of relatively large internal diameter (1.5 mm). The optimized FI-manifold was used with the Griess method for the spectrophotometric assay of nitrosyl (nitrite) in standards prepared in the matrix of concentrated sulphuric acid (detection limit 0.16 mg/1 NO⁺-N (3[sgrave])) and in practical WSA-samples.     

Direct Determination of Glucose in Blood Serum Using Trinder's Reaction

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A very simple flow injection analysis system for direct determination of glucose in blood serum based on Trinder's reaction is described. The sera samples (15 μl) can be injected directly to the system without the deproteinization or the use of a dialyzer.

Calibration curves are linear in the range 50–400 mg/dl. The sampling frequency is 60 samples per hour. Results obtained by the proposed procedure are compared with those acquired at a local hospital using their routine glucose procedure also based on Trinder's reaction. It is shown that a better mix between sample and reagents is achieved using the single bead string reactor (SBSR).     

Simultaneous flow-injection assay of creatinine and creatine in serum by the combined use of a 16-way switching valve, some specific enzyme reactors and a highly selective hydrogen peroxide electrode

Creatine and creatinine in serum were assayed simultaneously in a noble flow-injection system made up by a 16-way switching valve with two sample loops, three enzyme reactors positioned in a serial way, and a delay coil needed to separate two peaks corresponding to two sample portions injected simultaneously. A Nafion/poly(1,2-diaminobenzene) bilayer modified electrode was used to selectively detect the hydrogen peroxide generated as one of the end products in the last enzyme reactor, without any interferences from electroactive species (such as l-ascorbate and urate) and proteins present in the serum. Because two sample portions passed through the flow line with different residence time, two peaks were obtained. The first peak corresponded to creatine and the second peak to the total of creatine and creatinine. The maximum currents of both peaks were linearly related to the concentration of creatine and total of creatine and creatinine in the range of 1-100 μM, respectively; 20 samples h⁻¹ could be processed with an R.S.D. <1.6%.     

Nylon tube-immobilized creatinine iminohydrolase and glutamate dehydrogenase in serum and urine creatinine analysis

Immobilized enzyme nylon-tube reactors incorporating creatinine iminohyrolase (CI) and glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) were used to assay creatinine in serum and urine. Optimum substrate concentrations for the assay were determined. The reactors were incorporated into a continuous flow system for creatinine analysis. The method was evaluated with respect to linearity, sample interaction, precision, accuracy, and analytical recovery. Comparison studies were carried out with a standard Jaffé method and the effect of interfering substances was investigated. From the results obtained, it was concluded that the assay was suitable as a simple, reliable, and specific method for serum and urine creatinine determinations.     

PLS Regression in the Spectrophotometric Data for the Simultaneous Determination of Levodopa and Carbidopa in Pharmaceutical Preparations by Using an Enzymatic Stopped‐Flow FIA Technique

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An enzymatic stopped‐flow‐injection analysis is proposed for simultaneous determination of levodopa and carbidopa in pharmaceutical preparations. The dopaquinones obtained after the oxidation catalized by the enzyme were measured by spectrophotometric method. A reduced calibration matrix based on a central composite experimental design was built and Partial Least Squares (PLS) was applied on the spectral data after reaction with the enzyme. The LOD was 0.015 and 0.0028 mg ml^?1, respectively and the sample throughput was 22.5 h^?1. The proposed method was applied to pharmaceutical preparations and the results are in close agreement with pharmacopeial method. The recovery study and results were satisfactory.     

The Successful Use of Cellulose Acetate Membrane for Very Low Density Lipoprotein Isolation and Cholesterol Quantitation

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The lipoproteins have been successfully isolated electrophoretically from the blood samples of patients having suffered from hyperlipoproteinemia type III but having survived myocardial infarction. The VLDL fraction from the cellulose acetate membrane is cut out and the total cholesterol and cholesterol of the VLDL extracted. The cholesterol is determined using an immobilized cholesterol esterase/oxidase column using a flow injection analysis system.     

Determination of Ammonia in Water Using Flow Injection Analysis with Automatic Pervaporation Enrichment

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An automated ammonia monitoring system has been developed by putting a pervaporation unit in an enrichment cycle used in flow injection analysis mode. In the proposed system, an enrichment cycle was equipped to enable the adjustment for the measuring range of ammonium by controlling the duration of the enrichment circulation. Therefore, the system was capable to determine ammonia in both the surface water with low ammonia concentration and the ammonia-rich wastewater with the linear dynamic range of 0.05–15 mg l^?1 and 15–50 mg l^?1, respectively. The relative standard deviations were less than 1.9% and the quantification limit is as low as 0.03 mg l^?1. The sampling frequency is 8–10 h^?1.     

Acute kidney injury caused by the intraperitoneal injection of Bothrops jararaca venom in rats

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We examined the ability of Bothrops jararaca venom (12.5?mg/kg) injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) to cause acute kidney injury (AKI) in rats. Blood urea and creatinine (AKI biomarkers, in g dL^?1) were elevated after 2?h in venom-treated rats (urea: from 0.41?±?0.1 to 0.7?±?0.03; creatinine from 46.7?±?3.1 to 85?±?6.7; p?<?0.05; n?=?3 each), with no change in circulating reduced glutathione. Venom-treated rats survived for ～6?h, at which point platelets were reduced (×10³ µL^?1; from 763.8?±?30.2 to 52.5?±?18.2) whereas leukocytes and erythrocytes were slightly increased (from 4.7?±?0.3 to 6.6?±?0.1?×?10³?µL^?1 and from 8.38?±?0.1 to 9.2?±?0.09?×?10⁶?µL^?1, respectively; p?<?0.05); blood protein (5.2?±?0.4?g dL^?1) and albumin (2.7?±?0.1?g dL^?1) were normal, whereas blood and urinary urea and creatinine were increased. All parameters returned to normal with antivenom given 2?h post-envenomation. The i.p. injection of venom caused AKI similar to that seen with other routes of administration.     

Amperometric Determination of Galactose,Lactose and Dihydroxyacetone Using Galactose Oxidase in a Flow Injection System with Immobilized Enzyme Reactors and On-Line Dialysis

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A flow injection manifold containing a dialyzer and reactors with immobilized galactose oxidase and peroxidase was used for the determination of galactose in urine, lactose in milk and dihydroxyacetone in a biotechnological reaction medium. The hydrogen peroxide which is formed by the galactose oxidase reaction was detected by amperometric reduction of a mediator. The latter had been produced from hydrogen peroxide in a peroxidase catalyzed reaction. The hydrogen peroxide detection step was studied with several mediators and hexacyanoferrate (II) was selected. An ion exchange HPLC procedure was used to purify the galactose oxidase, in particular from catalase, and the kinetics and the selectivity of a reactor containing the immobilized enzyme was investigated. Columns for removal of certain interferents such as ascorbic acid were used in the determination of galactose in urine. The response to galactose standards was linear from the detection limit of 2 μM to 60 mM. The throughput was 45 samples per hour and the relative standard deviation 0.4%.     

Determination of Tributyltin in Oysters by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

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Graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry for tributyltin in oysters is described. Tributyltin is extracted by n-hexane after digestion with hydrochloric acid. The 3[sgrave] detection limit for tributyltin is better than 0.01 mg Sn/kg. Typical absorbance values are about 0.10 for tributyltin contents as low as 0.03 mg Sn/kg. Tributyltin contents of 29 oyster samples are given.     

Automated Method for the Total Creatinine Determination in Dehydrated Broths

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In order to improve the quality control of dehydrated broth, a new automated method was developed to determine total creatinine in dehydrated broths. The sample pretreatment was coupled on‐line with the Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) system for analyte determination by the classical Jaffé reaction, stopped flow methodology, and spectrophotometric detection. The time consumed was reduced from 7 h, which is necessary with the official method, to 25 min. The calibration graph is linear between 0.342–1.368 mg creatinine/100 mL. The relative standard deviation (RSD%) was 1.7%, the sample throughput was 7 h^?1, and the detection limit was 0.185 mg creatinine/100 mL. The validation of the proposed method was carried out with real samples. The obtained results were compared with those obtained from the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) reference method.     

Bienzymatic analytical microreactors for glucose, lactate, ethanol, galactose and l-amino acid monitoring in cell culture media

A new alternative method for bioprocess monitoring based on bienzymatic analytical microreactors integrated in a flow injection analysis (FIA) system is described. Glucose-, alcohol-, lactate-, galactose- and l-amino acid oxidases (GO, AO, LacO, GalO and LAAO) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) are immobilized on controlled pore glass (CPG) and used for the development of glucose, ethanol, lactate, galactose and amino acid sensors. The analytical methodology is based on HRP catalysed reaction of hydrogen peroxide produced by oxidases with phenol-4-sulfonic acid and 4-aminoantipyrine. The immobilized enzymes are characterized and used for preparation of the packed bed analytical microreactors. Shelf life and operational stability of the microeactors are determined. GO/HRP, AO/HRP and LAAO/HRP microreactors showed excellent shelf life, they could be stored and reused for more than 6 months with no or very little activity loss, while GalO/HRP and LacO/HRP could be stored for shorter periods of time (10-20 days). Operational stability of GO and LacO microreactors was very good: an equivalent to 16,900 FIA injections of 25 μl to a LacO microreactor resulted in loss of half of its activity, immobilized GO was so stable that it was impossible to evaluate enzyme halflife. Immobilized GalO and LAAO lose their operational activity much faster: approximately 1400 and 8000 FIA injections of the respective substrate solution in a FIA set-up resulted in 50% activity loss. The methods with all the described microreactors were successfully validated using off-line samples from S. cerevisiae, E. coli and mesenchymal stem cell cultures with HPLC as the reference method.     

Demonstration of Human Growth Hormone in Normal Urine by a Highly Specific and Sensitive Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay

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Human growth hormone (hGH) was demonstrated in normal urine by a highly specific and sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay. The molecular weight of hGH in normal urine was shown to be 22,000 by gel filtration, and levels of urine hGH were 15–64 ng/1 or 50–83 ng/g of creatinine in normal subjects aged 1.2–5.9 yr.     

An alcohol oxidase-based electrochemical sensor for the rapid determination of lower alcohols

The analytical and performance characteristics are compared for biosensors of cell and flow injection types with bioselective membranes based on four yeast alcohol oxidases. The recognition element based on the alcohol oxidase ifrom the methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha NCYC 495 ln is shown to be not worse and in many parameters superior to the elements based on commercially available preparations of alcohol oxidases. The detection limits for alcohols by biosensors of flow and cell types make 0.01–0.015 mM.     

Enzymatic Determination of Triglycerides in Conjunction with High Performance Liquid Chromatography

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The glycerol kinase (GK) catalyzed reaction involving the conversion of glycerol and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to glycerol-3-phosphate and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) has been used in conjunction with HPLC for the determination of triglycerides. After alkaline hydrolysis of the triglycerides to glycerol, the enzyme reaction was carried out. The ADP formed and the remaining ATP were then separated by HPLC and the ADP peak area correlated to the concentration of triglycerides originally present in the sample. Linearity of the method was established from 28–180 mg/dl with a reproducibility of 6.5% RSD. A comparison between the HPLC method and the standard coupled enzyme system for triglycerides in real serum indicated a correlation coefficient of 0.977.     

中性红掺杂SiO2纳米粒子修饰的酶阵列传感器同时测定葡萄糖、乳酸和L-谷氨酸的研究

本文以中性红为核，二氧化硅为壳，利用反相微乳液技术，通过正硅酸四乙酯的水解制备了掺杂有中性红的二氧化硅纳米粒子，并用TEM技术进行了表征。核中性红能够催化测定葡萄糖，乳酸和L-谷氨酸的反应，而壳二氧化硅不仅克服了电活性物质中性红易流失的缺点，且具有高的生物亲和性。分别与葡萄糖氧化酶、乳酸氧化酶以及L-谷氨酸氧化酶混合后，修饰在碳阵列电极表面。最后在该酶阵列电极表面滴加一层Nafion, 防止电活性物质抗坏血酸、尿酸等的干扰。该酶阵列传感器与流动注射分析技术(FIA)相结合，可应用于同时检测大鼠血样中的葡萄糖，乳酸和L-谷氨酸浓度。该方法无需通过传统的色谱柱的分离，大大简化了实验条件，为这一领域的研究提供了有效的分析方法。