聚L-色氨酸修饰电极的制备及对多巴胺的测定

研究了聚L 色氨酸修饰玻碳电极的制备及其多巴胺在该修饰电极上的循环伏安特性,建立了循环伏安法测定多巴胺的电化学分析新方法。在pH7.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,用该电极测定多巴胺的线性范围为:2.0×10-6～5.0×10-4mol L,检测限为1.5×10-7mol L。已用于药剂中多巴胺的测定。     

聚L-白氨酸修饰电极伏安法测定痕量多巴胺的研究

用循环伏安法制备了聚L-白氨酸修饰玻碳电极,研究了多巴胺在聚L-白氨酸修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为,建立了循环伏安法测定痕量多巴胺的新方法。实验结果表明,在pH 6.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,多巴胺在聚L-白氨酸修饰玻碳电极上产生一对灵敏的氧化还原峰,峰电位分别为Epa=0.281V,Epc=0.170 V(相对Ag/AgCl电极)。峰电流与多巴胺的浓度在5.0×10-8~5.0×10-4mol/L的范围内有线性关系,检出限为5.0×10-9mol/L。对1.0×10-5mol/L多巴胺溶液平行测定9次,其相对标准偏差为4.0%。已用于针剂中多巴胺的测定。     

聚L-谷氨酸修饰电极的制备及对多巴胺的测定

用循环伏安法制备了聚L-谷氨酸修饰玻碳电极,研究了多巴胺在聚L-谷氨酸修饰电极上的电化学行为,建立了测定多巴胺的新方法。在pH 7.5的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,用循环伏安法测定多巴胺的线性范围为1.0×10-4~4.0×10-8mol.L-1,检出限为5.0×10-9mol.L-1。该法用于药剂中多巴胺的测定,结果满意。     

聚对硝基苯偶氮间苯二酚修饰电极伏安法测定多巴胺

采用循环伏安法研究了多巴胺(DA)在聚对硝基苯偶氮间苯二酚(p-nitrobenzenazo resorcinol,简称NBAR)膜修饰电极上的电化学行为,用差示脉冲伏安法对多巴胺的含量进行测定.结果表明,聚NBAR膜修饰电极对DA有明显的电催化作用.在pH4.0的磷酸盐缓冲液中,氧化峰电流与DA浓度在5.0×10-6~8.0×10-4mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检测限为6.0×10-7mol/L.修饰电极可有效消除针剂中其它组分对DA测定的干扰,已用于实际样品DA含量的测定,结果令人满意.     

多巴胺在聚2,4,6-三甲基吡啶修饰电极上的电化学行为

用循环伏安法制备了聚 2 ,4 ,6 三甲基吡啶修饰玻碳电极 ,研究了神经递质多巴胺在该聚合物薄膜修饰电极上的电化学行为。实验结果表明 :在pH 7.4磷酸盐缓冲溶液中 ,多巴胺在该修饰电极上的线性范围为4 .0× 10 -6～ 1.0× 10 -5mol/L。该修饰电极对抗坏血酸无响应 ,从而可有效消除其对多巴胺测定的干扰     

银掺杂聚L-天冬氨酸修饰电极的制备及对多巴胺的测定

利用循环伏安法将银与L-天冬氨酸聚合修饰在玻碳电极表面,制成银掺杂聚L-天冬氨酸修饰电极,研究了多巴胺在此电极上的电化学行为,建立了循环伏安法测定多巴胺的新方法.在磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS, pH 7.0)中,扫描速率为50 mV/s时,多巴胺在修饰电极上产生一对氧化还原峰,Epa=0.191 V,Epc=0.161 V.用循环伏安法进行测定时,峰电流与多巴胺浓度分别在3.0×10-7 ～1.0×10-5 mol/L和1.0×10-5 ～5.0×10-4 mol/L内呈良好的线性关系; 检出限为5.0×10-8 mol/L.用于药物和尿样中多巴胺的测定,结果满意.     

聚L-酪氨酸修饰电极的制备及对多巴胺的测定

用循环伏安法制备了聚L 酪氨酸修饰玻碳电极,研究了多巴胺在聚L 酪氨酸修饰电极上的电化学行为,建立了循环伏安法测定痕量多巴胺的新方法。多巴胺在pH7.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,在聚L 酪氨酸修饰玻碳电极上产生一对灵敏的氧化还原峰,峰电位分别为Epa=189mV,Epc=131mV。循环伏安法测定多巴胺的线性范围为1.0×10-3～1.0×10-8mol/L,检出限:1.0×10-9mol/L。方法可用于药剂中多巴胺的测定。     

聚L-苏氨酸修饰电极对多巴胺和肾上腺素的电催化氧化

利用循环伏安法将L-苏氨酸聚合修饰在玻碳电极表面, 制成聚L-苏氨酸修饰电极. 实验表明, 该电极对多巴胺和肾上腺素都有较好的催化氧化效果. 运用循环伏安法详细研究了修饰电极的电化学性质. 在pH 2.5的磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS)中, 肾上腺素的电子传递系数为0.51, 表观反应速率常数为1.33 s-1; 在pH 7.5的PBS中, 多巴胺在电极上产生一对氧化还原峰, 多巴胺在电极上的电子传递系数为0.60, 表观反应速率常数为0.92 s-1. 该修饰电极对多巴胺和肾上腺素能够进行同时测定, 还原峰电流与多巴胺和肾上腺素浓度分别在1.0×10-6-5.0×10-4 mol·L-1和3.0×10-6-1.0×10-4 mol·L-1范围内呈现良好的线性关系.     

多巴胺在聚亚甲基蓝/石墨烯修饰电极上的电化学行为研究

利用电聚合方法在石墨烯修饰的玻碳电极表面制备了聚亚甲基蓝/石墨烯修饰电极(PMB/GH/GCE)。采用循环伏安法(CV)和差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)研究了多巴胺(DA)和抗坏血酸(AA)在该修饰电极上的电化学行为。在pH 6.9的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,DA和AA分别在0.208 V和-0.108 V处产生灵敏的氧化峰,与其在聚亚甲基蓝和石墨烯单层修饰电极上的电化学行为相比,两者的峰电流明显增加,峰电位差达316 mV。研究表明,电聚合方法使亚甲基蓝牢固地非共价修饰到石墨烯上,并产生协同增效作用,较好地提高了电极的灵敏度和分子识别性能,有利于在大量AA存在下实现对DA的选择性测定。在1.00×10-3mol/L AA的存在下,DA的差分脉冲伏安法峰电流与其浓度在1.00×10-7～5.00×10-3mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限达1.00×10-8mol/L。将该方法用于盐酸多巴胺注射液的测定,结果满意。     

抗坏血酸在β-环糊精/二茂铁甲酸修饰电极上的电化学行为及测定

利用主客体化学反应将二茂铁甲酸包络在β-环糊精聚合物的空穴中,用新鲜蛋清作交联剂制成β-环糊精聚合物/二茂铁甲酸化学修饰玻碳电极,用电化学阻抗法和循环伏安法研究了修饰电极的电化学性能。在pH 7.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,该修饰电极对抗坏血酸的电化学氧化有很好的催化活性,氧化峰电流与其浓度在6.2×10-6~5.0×10-3mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,线性回归方程为ip=0.4375+0.0301C(ip:μA,C:μmol/L),相关系数r=0.9982,检出限为1.0×10-6mol/L。抗坏血酸和多巴胺在修饰电极上于不同的电位(ΔE=490 mV)被氧化,可用于多巴胺存在下选择性测定抗坏血酸。     

分光光度法测定多巴胺

根据多巴胺与亚硝酸钠在pH 5 .90时的反应产物在 30 0nm处有最大吸收 ,建立了测定多巴胺注射液中多巴胺浓度的分光光度法。多巴胺质量浓度在0～ 1 0 μg mL范围内与吸光度之间遵从朗伯比尔定律 ,表观摩尔吸光系数为 1 .85× 1 0 4 L·mol-1·cm-1,检测限为 0 .1 μg mL。试验了pH、放置时间、加热时间、干扰离子等对测定的影响。本法可用于注射液中多巴胺含量的测定 ,与药典规定方法对照 ,结果吻合。     

Study on fluorescence property of dopamine and determination of dopamine by fluorimetry

In this study, a rapid and sensitive high performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS) determination of primary As species in fish tissues and urine is reported. The separation was achieved on an Altima C18 column with a mobile phase containing citric acid and hexanesulfonic acid (pH 4.5). As(V), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), As(III), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) and arsenobetaine (AsB) were separated in less than 4 min with retention times of 83, 99, 130, 166 and 208 s, respectively. This separation of five species in less than 4 min should be attractive to those interested in As speciation. The quantification limits were 44, 56, 94, 64, 66 ng l(-1) and the relative standard deviations (R.S.D.) for day-to-day injections of As at 2 mug l(-1) were 2.0, 3.1, 2.4, 3.8 and 4.0%. The procedure was tested using two reference materials (DORM-2 dogfish muscle tissue, NIST SRM 2670 Freeze-dried Urine, normal level) and then applied to real-world samples. The results obtained demonstrate the suitability of the procedure for screening and quantification at physiological levels of primary As species in biological samples.     

Conformational and electronic study of dopamine interacting with the D2 dopamine receptor

We report an exhaustive conformational and electronic study on dopamine (DA) interacting with the D₂ dopamine receptor (D₂DR). For the first time, the complete surface of the conformational potential energy of the complex DA/D₂DR is reported. Such a surface was obtained through the use of QM/MM calculations. A detailed study of the molecular interactions that stabilize and destabilize the different molecular complexes was carried out using two techniques: Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules computations and nuclear magnetic shielding constants calculations. A comparative study of the behavior of DA in the gas phase, aqueous solution, and in the active site of D₂DR has allowed us to evaluate the degree of deformation suffered by the ligand and, therefore, analyze how rustic are the lock-key model and the induced fit theory in this case. Our results allow us to propose one of the conformations obtained as the “biologically relevant” conformation of DA when it is interacting with the D₂DR.     

Vitamin B-sensitized photo-oxidation of dopamine

Abstract Kinetics and mechanism of the photo-oxidation of the natural catecholamine-type neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) has been studied in aqueous solution, under aerobic conditions, in the presence of riboflavin (Rf, vitamin B(2)) as a photosensitizer. Results indicate the formation of a weak dark complex Rf-DA, with a mean apparent association constant K(ass) = 30 m(-1), only detectable at DA concentrations much higher than those employed in photochemical experiments. An intricate mechanism of competitive reactions operates upon photoirradiation. DA quenches excited singlet and triplet states of Rf, with rate constants of 4.2 x 10(9) and 2.2 x 10(9) m(-1) s(-1), respectively. With the catecholamine in a concentration similar to that of dissolved molecular oxygen in air-saturated water, DA and oxygen competitively quench the triplet excited state of Rf, generating superoxide radical anion (O(2)(*-)) and singlet molecular oxygen (O(2)((1)Delta(g))) by processes initiated by electron and energy-transfer mechanisms, respectively. Rate constants values of 1.9 x 10(8) and 6.6 x 10(6) m(-1) s(-1) have been obtained for the overall and reactive (chemical) interaction of DA with O(2)((1)Delta(g)). The presence of superoxide dismutase increases both the observed rates of aerobic DA photo-oxidation and oxygen uptake, due to its known catalytic scavenging of O(2)(*-), a species that could revert the overall photo-oxidation effect, according to the proposed reaction mechanism. As in most of the catecholamine oxidative processes described in the literature, aminochrome is the DA oxidation product upon visible light irradiation in the presence of Rf. It is generated with a quantum yield of 0.05.     

Theoretical determinations of ionization potentials of dopamine

Adiabatic and vertical ionization potentials (IPs) of nine conformers of dopamine in the gas phase are determined using density functional theory (DFT) B3LYP, B3P86, B3PW91 methods and high level ab initio HF method with 6-311++G** basis set, respectively. And the nine stable cationic states have been found in the ionization process of dopamine. Vertical ionization potentials of nine conformers of dopamine are calculated using the older outer-valence Green’s function (OVGF) calculations at 6-311++G** basis set. Vibrational frequencies and infrared spectrum intensities of G1b and G1b⁺ at B3LYP/6-311++G** level are discussed.     

Amination of surfaces via self-assembly of dopamine

Catechols can strongly bind to a variety of substrates so as to functionalize the target surfaces by forming self-assembled monolayer. However, catecholic amine might self-oxidize and polymerize at high pH since the amine is susceptible to nucleophilic addition reaction that results in polymerized oligomers on surfaces. Therefore, the availability of amines for further derivation reaction would be restricted to a large extent. Herein, by controlling pH values to avoid self-oxidative polymerization, dopamine (DA) forms thin and surface-adherent monolayers onto a wide range of inorganic and organic materials, including mica, silica, and Au surface, allowing amination of the surfaces that resemble commercially used aminosilanization. The self-assembly process was traced by surface topography and elemental composition analysis using atomic force microscope (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and electrochemical characterization (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry measurements). Then, the aminated surfaces were used for secondary derivation reactions to create a variety of ad-layers, including patterned streptavidin through specific binding interaction with biotin and ferrocene surface via amidation reaction. The surface and interface properties of the obtained surfaces were tested by electrochemical measurements.     

Molecular model of the neural dopamine transporter

The dopamine transporter (DAT) regulates the action of dopamine by reuptake of the neurotransmitter into presynaptic neurons, and is the main molecular target of amphetamines and cocaine. DAT and the Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter (NhaA) are secondary transporter proteins that carry small molecules across a cell membrane against a concentration gradient, using ion gradients as energy source. A 3-dimensional projection map of the E. coli NhaA has confirmed a topology of 12 membrane spanning domains, and was previously used to construct a 3-dimensional NhaA model with 12 trans-membrane -helices (TMHs). The NhaA model, and site directed mutagenesis data on DAT, were used to construct a detailed 3-dimensional DAT model using interactive molecular graphics and empiric force field calculations. The model proposes a dopamine transport mechanism involving TMHs 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 11. Asp79, Tyr252 and Tyr274 were the primary cocaine binding residues. Binding of cocaine or its analogue, (–)-2-carbomethoxy-3-(4-fluorophenyl)tropane (CFT), seemed to lock the transporter in an inactive state, and thus inhibit dopamine transport. The present model may be used to design further experimental studies of the molecular structure and mechanisms of DAT and other secondary transporter proteins.     

Infrared spectra of protonated neurotransmitters: dopamine

The infrared (IR) spectrum of the isolated protonated neurotransmitter dopamine was recorded in the fingerprint range (570-1880 cm(-1)) by means of IR multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy. The spectrum was obtained in a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer equipped with an electrospray ionization source, which was coupled to a free electron laser (FEL). The spectroscopic studies are complemented by quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP and MP2 levels of theory using the cc-pVDZ basis set. Several low-energy isomers with protonation occurring at the amino group are predicted in the energy range 0-50 kJ mol(-1). Good agreement between the measured IRMPD spectrum and the calculated linear absorption spectra is observed for the two gauche conformers lowest in energy (ΔE) and free energy (ΔG) at both levels of theory, denoted g-1 and g+1. Minor contributions of higher lying gauche isomers cannot be ruled out spectroscopically but their calculated energies suggest only minor population in the sampled ion cloud. In all these gauche structures, one of the three protons of the ammonium group is pointing toward the catechol subunit, thereby maximizing the intramolecular NH-π interaction of the positive charge with the aromatic ring. In total, 16 distinct vibrational bands are observed in the IRMPD spectrum and assigned to individual normal modes of the energetically most stable g-1 conformer, with deviations of less than 24 cm(-1) (average 11 cm(-1)) between measured and calculated frequencies. Comparison with neutral dopamine reveals the effects of protonation on the geometric and electronic structure.     

Experimental electron density distribution of dopamine hydrochloride

Careful high-resolution x-ray diffraction measurements at 90 K have been used to map the electron density distribution in a single crystal of dopamine hydrochloride, a neurotransmitter. A least-squares refinement procedure has been used in which multipole parameters are added to describe the distortions of the atomic electron distributions from spherical symmetry. The refinement also yields improved estimates of the x-ray phases, which have been used to plot maps of the electron distribution. The most electron-rich areas of the molecule are the hydroxyl groups that show large buildups of electron density at the position of the nonbonded lone pairs. The sum of the net atomic charges for the ammonium group is +0.2(2). The net atomic charge for the chloride ion is –0.1(1).