Direct determination of 1-naphthoxylactic acid in biological fluids by non-protected fluid room temperature phosphorimetry

A selective and sensitive room-temperature phosphorimetric method for the direct determination of 1-naphthoxylactic acid (NA) in biological fluids is described. It is based on obtaining a phosphorescence signal from NA using TlNO3 as a heavy atom perturber and Na2SO3 as a deoxygenator without a protective medium. This technique is named non-protected room-temperature phosphorescence (NP-RTP), which allows to determine analytes in complex matrices without the need for tedious prior separation. Optimization of the operational conditions resulted in a detection limit for NA of 9.6 ng/mL according to the error propagation theory. The repeatability and standard deviation were also determined. This method was successfully applied to the determination of NA in urine and human serum.     

Direct determination of naftopidil by non-protected fluid room temperature phosphorescence

A selective and sensitive room temperature phosphorimetric method for the direct determination of naftopidil in biological fluids is described. The method is based on obtaining a phosphorescence signal from this antihypertensive drug using TlNO3 as a heavy atom perturber and Na2SO3 as a deoxygenator agent without a protective medium. This technique is named non-protected room temperature phosphorescence (NP-RTP), and enables us to determine analytes in complex matrices without the need for a tedious prior separation process. The optimization of Na2SO3 (8.5 x 10(-3) M) and the accurate value of pH (9.0) were determined using a simplex as a method of optimization. Sodium carbonate-hydrogencarbonate buffer solution (5.0 x 10(-2) M) was used to adjust the suitable pH. The optimum concentration of Tl+ (8.5 x 10(-2) M) was also determined. The delay time, gate time and time between flashes selected were 200 microseconds, 200 microseconds and 5 ms, respectively. Under the above conditions we propose a method to determine naftopidil by direct measurement of phosphorescence intensity with an emission wavelength of 526 nm and an excitation wavelength of 296 nm in the concentration range 0.05-1.00 mg L-1. Under these conditions the phosphorescence signal appears in 3 min once the sample has been prepared. Optimization of the various conditions permitted the establishment of an NP-RTP method for the determination with a detection limit, according to the error propagation theory, of 21.0 ng mL-1. The repeatability was studied using 10 solutions of 0.20 mg L-1 of naftopidil; if error propagation is assumed, the relative error is 1.39%. The standard deviation for replicate samples was 1.1 x 10(-2) mg L-1. This method was successfully applied to the determination of naftopidil, in human urine with recoveries between 106 and 112%.     

纸基质室温磷光法快速测定中药材中西维因的研究

以快速定量滤纸为基质,用KI作为重原子微扰剂,建立了快速测定中药材中西维因的固体基质室温磷光(SS-RTP)分析法。其最大激发和发射波长分别为284nm与520nm。在优化的实验条件下,西维因在4×10-6~2×10-4mol/L浓度范围内呈现良好的线性关系。在样品体积为10μL时,方法的检出限为0.89ng/斑点。所建立的方法用于中草药中西维因残留量的测定。     

Kalman filtering-aided time-resolved solid-surface room temperature phosphorimetry for simultaneous determination of tetracyclines in solution

Tetracycline, chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline react with Eu (III) to form complexes which exhibit analytically useful room temperature phosphorescence (RTP). The RTP features of the three complexes are similar and the RTP spectra completely overlap. However, their three phosphorescence decay rates are quite different. These differences are utilized here to analyze the time-resolved RTP data by Kalman filtering. Simultaneous quantification of all the three complexes is demonstrated and a method is proposed for the simultaneous determination of the three tetracyclines in mixtures by RTP optosensing. Analytical errors observed are within ± 5%.     

Direct determination of biacetyl in fats by sensitized room temperature phosphorescence

A direct method for the determination of biacetyl in butter and margarine by sensitized room temperature phosphorescence (SRTP) is described. After dissolution of the sample in hexane, biacetyl is isolated by distillation, and its native phosphorescence is sensitized by a non-polar linear furocoumarin, 4′5′-dihydro-3-carbethoxypsoralen. The limit of detection is 0.05 ng ml^?1 biacetyl, with a linear response from 1 × 10^?4 to 1 μg ml^?1 (r = 0.999). The RSD is 3.5% at 100 ng ml^?1.     

Pharmaceutical formulation analysis of thalidomide by solid surface room temperature phosphorimetry

A rapid and simple method of analysis for thalidomide formulations has been reported based on solid surface room temperature phosphorimetry. Thalidomide phosphorescence was enhanced by Hg(II) ions deposited on paper substrates previously treated for background reduction. A calibration curve with a linear dynamic range of three orders of magnitude was obtained (1.37 × 10^–6 M – 10^–3 M) and a 1.8 ng absolute limit of detection was estimated. The recovery of the method was tested in pharmaceutical formulations containing thalidomide as the only active ingredient. The values obtained were 96.3 ± 6.6% (employing the calibration curve procedure) and 98.0 ± 5.3% (employing the standard addition procedure), which show the potential of the technique for the analysis of thalidomide in dosage forms.     

Determination of thioguanine in pharmaceutical preparations by paper substrate room temperature phosphorimetry

A room temperature phosphorimetric (RTP) procedure was used for the determination of 6-thioguanine (6-TG). The method is based on paper substrate room temperature phosphorimetry (PS-RTP) using indium sulfate, In2(SO4)3 as a heavy atom perturber. Various factors affecting the room temperature phosphorescence of 6-TG are discussed. The linear dynamic range for 6-TG is from 3.3 to 334.3 ng per spot with a detection limit of 4.6 ng per spot and a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 2.38%. The recovery of standard 6-TG added to commercial tablets is in the range 96.39-98.44%. The method is simple, rapid and sensitive and can be applied to the analysis of commercial tablets without interference.     

Determination of photophysical rate constants for the non-protected fluid room temperature phosphorescence of several naphthalene derivatives.

The determination of kinetic parameters for luminescence processes is very important in understanding the phosphorescence process and the mechanisms of the heavy atom effect (HAE). In our previous work, we reported that room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) emission of many naphthalene derivatives can be induced directly from their aqueous solution without using any kind of protective medium, and the name Non-Protected Fluid Room Temperature Phosphorescence (NP-RTP) is suggested for this new type of RTP emission. In order to further understand this kind of luminescence phenomenon, the influence of heavy atom perturber (HAP) concentration on RTP lifetime of several naphthalene derivatives was studied in detail in this paper. The possibility of determination of photophysical parameters for emission of NP-RTP was explored based on the definition on the phosphorescence lifetime and the relation with the concentration of HAP in this paper. A static Stern-Volmer equation for phosphorescence was derived and the luminescence kinetic parameters were calculated. The results obtained by two different ways proved that photophysical parameters for RTP emission can be determined based on the changes of the RTP lifetime.     

Solid surface room temperature phosphorimetry analysis of reserpine in pharmaceutical formulations

A simple, rapid and sensitive method for reserpine analysis has been developed based on solid surface room temperature phosphorimetry. Phosphorescence emission was induced by the reserpine hydrolysis reaction in basic medium. Chromatography paper previously treated for background reduction was employed as a solid substrate. Four heavy atom salts and sodium dodecyl sulfate were tested for maximum signal intensity. A calibration curve with a linear dynamic range of three orders of magnitude (10⁻⁷-10⁻⁴M) was obtained. A 1.9 ng limit of detection was estimated and recoveries of 98.7 and 100.3% were obtained in two dosage forms with different pharmaceutical matrices.     

Studies on properties and application of non-protected room temperature phosphorescence of propranolol

A direct and simple non-protected room temperature phosphorimetry (NP-RTP) for determine propranolol, which using I- as a heavy atom perturber and sodium sulfite as a deoxygenator, has been developed. The phosphorescence peak wavelength maxima lambda(ex)/lambda(em) = 288/494, 522 nm. The analytical curve of propranolol gives a linear dynamic range of 8.0 x 10(-8)-2.0 x 10(-5) mol l(-1) and a detection limit of 3 x 10(-8) mol l(-1). The influence of I- concentration on RTP lifetime of propranolol was studied and the luminescence kinetic parameters were calculated. It is found that the relation between I- concentration (x) and RTP lifetime (tau) can be expressed as tau = 1.25e(-0.477x) and the rate constants of phosphorescence emission k(p) was 0.800 per ms. The method was applied directly to determination of propranolol in urine and drug tablets with a satisfactory result. The recoveries were 96.6-97.4% and the relative standard deviation was 2% for the 1.00 x 10(-6)-4.00 x 10(-6) mol l(-1) propranolol in spiked urine sample.     

Simultaneous determination of salicylic acid and salicylamide in biological fluids

A new methodology for the simultaneous determination of salicylic acid and salicylamide in biological fluids is proposed. The strong overlapping of the fluorescence spectra of both analytes makes impossible the conventional fluorimetric determination. For that reason, the use of fluorescence decay curves to resolve mixtures of analytes is proposed; this is a novel technique that provides the benefits in selectivity and sensitivity of the fluorescence decay curves. In order to assess the goodness of the proposed method, a prediction set of synthetic samples were analyzed obtaining recuperation percentages between 98.2 and 104.6%. Finally, a study of the detection limits was done using a new criterion resulting in values for the detection limits of 8.2 and 11.6 μg L(-1) for salicylic acid and salicylamide respectively. The validity of the method was tested in human serum and human urine spiked with aliquots of the analytes. Recoveries obtained were 96.2 and 94.5% for salicylic acid and salicylamide respectively.     

Double exponential phase plane method for decay analysis in room temperature phosphorimetry

The phase plane (PP) method for evaluation of decay parameters is applied to the determination of room-temperature phosphorescence lifetimes on filter paper substrates. The method proposed here is an extension of the double exponential PP method, to include a correction for distortion in the decay data mainly due to stray light and instrument electronics. As a result, short lifetimes can be accurately determined. The ability to analyze decay curves with a high background phosphorescence and the detection of double exponentials where the semilogarithmic method provides a single decay component are other advantages of the method proposed here.     

Direct determination of reduced glutathione in biological fluids by Ce(IV)-quinine chemiluminescence

A simple, sensitive and selective chemiluminescence (CL) method is proposed for the determination of reduced glutathione (GSH) in biological fluids. This method is based on the fact that the weak CL of GSH oxidized with cerium(IV) can be greatly enhanced by quinine. The optimum conditions for the CL emission were investigated. The calibration curve for GSH was linear over the concentration range of 4.0 × 10⁻⁹-4.0 × 10⁻⁵ M with a detection limit of 5 × 10⁻¹⁰ M (S/N = 3). The R.S.D. was found to be 4.0% by 11 replicate determinations of 1.0 × 10⁻⁷ M GSH. It was also found that GSH and cysteine, the two often-coexisting thiol compounds in biological samples, exhibited a different CL sensitivity in the Ce(IV)-quinine system (the sensitivity of GSH was higher than that of cysteine). This leads to the successful use of the proposed method for the direct and selective determination of GSH in rabbit whole blood and rat brain microdialysate in the presence of cysteine. Moreover, compared to the classical 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) method, the present one has the advantages of simplicity and high sensitivity.     

Enantiomeric discrimination of 1,1'-binaphthol by room temperature phosphorimetry using gamma-cyclodextrin as chiral selector

In the presence of a small amount of 1,2-dibromopropane (1,2-DBP), 1,1'-binaphthol (BINOL) displays strong room temperature phosphorescence in gamma-cyclodextrin (gamma-CD) solution without deoxygenation. The phosphorescence intensity as well as the phosphorescence lifetime of (S)-BINOL is greater than that of (R)-BINOL, indicating a distinct chiral discrimination of gamma-CD toward this pair of enantiomers. Both (R)-BINOL and (S)-BINOL exhibit a double exponential phosphorescence decay with lifetimes of 5.89 ms and 17.3 ms for (R)-BINOL and 7.58 ms and 23.6 ms for (S)-BINOL, respectively. The association constant obtained for (S)-BINOL/gamma-CD/1,2-DBP ternary complex is larger than that for (R)-BINOL/gamma-CD/1,2-DBP complex. Thus, the observation of RTP lifetime differences between (R)-BINOL and (S)-BINOL can be attributed to their different ability to form complexes with chiral gamma-CD, which is further supported by an analysis of the proton NMR chemical shift differences between (R)-BINOL and (S)-BINOL.     

Study on using I- as heavy atom perturber in cyclodextrin-induced room temperature phosphorimetry

A cyclodextrin induced room temperature phosphorimetry (CD-RTP) for determine beta-NOA, which using I- as a heavy atom perturber (HAP) and sodium sulfite as a deoxygenator, was developed. The phosphorescence peak wavelength maxima lambda(ex)/lambda(em) = 287/496,521 nm. The analytical curve of beta-NOA gives a linear dynamic range of 2.0 x 10(-7)-6.0 x 10(-6) mol/l and a detection limit of 4 x 10(-8) mol/l. The relative standard deviation (RSD; n = 7) was 3.2% for the 4.0 x 10(-6) mol/l beta-NOA in spiked apple samples. The influence of I- concentration on RTP lifetime of beta-NOA was studied in detail, the static Stern-Volmer equation for phosphorescence was derived and the luminescence kinetic parameters were calculated. It is found that the relation between I- concentration (x) and RTP lifetime (tau) can be expressed as tau = 1.047 e(-0.354x) and the rate constants of phosphorescence emission k(p) and non-radiation process k(i) from T1 --> S0 were 0.9551 s(-1) and 0.4276 s(-1) l(-1) mol, respectively.     

Catalytic solid substrate room temperature phosphorimetry for the determination of trace rhamnose based on its condensation reaction with calcein

Calcein (R) could not only emit strong and stable room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) on filter paper using I(-) as perturber, but also could be oxidized by H(2)O(2) to form a non-phosphorescence compound (R'), resulting in the quenching of RTP signal of R. Moreover, the ortho-hydrogen of phenolic hydroxyl in R took condensation reaction with rhamnose (Rha) to produce non-phosphorescence compound (R-Rha) causing the RTP signal of R to further quench, and R-Rha was oxidized by H(2)O(2) to form R' and Rha, bringing about the sharp RTP signal quenching of R. Thus, a new solid substrate room temperature phosphorimetry (SSRTP) for the determination of trace Rha based on its strong catalytic effect on H(2)O(2) oxidizing R has been established, with the detection limit (LD) of 7.8zgspot(-1) (corresponding concentration: 2.0×10(-17) gm l(-1), sample volume: 0.40 μl spot(-1)). This method has been applied to determine trace Rha in cigarettes and jujubes, with the results coinciding well with those determined by a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The component of R-Rha also was analyzed by means of HPLC, mass spectrometer and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements. The mechanism of catalytic SSRTP for the determination of trace Rha was discussed.     

Non-protected fluid room-temperature phosphorimetric procedure for the direct determination of naftopidil in biological fluids

Non-protected fluid room temperature phosphorescence, NPRTP, has been applied to the determination of naftopidil in biological fluids. The proposed method is based on obtaining a phosphorescence signal from naftopidil using potassium iodide as heavy atom perturber and sodium sulfite as a deoxygenating reagent without a protected medium. Optimized conditions for the determination were 1.4 mol L= KI, 5.0 x l0(-3) mol L(-1) sodium sulfite, pH 6.5 (adjusted with sodium hydrogen phosphate-dihydrogen phosphate buffer solution, 5.0 x 10(-2) mol L(-1). The delay time, gate time, and time between flashes were 70 micros, 400 micros, and 5 ms, respectively. The maximum phosphorescence signal appeared instantly and the intensity was measured at lambda(ex)=287 nm and lambda(em)=525 nm. The response obtained was linearly dependent on concentration in the range 50 to 600 ng mL(-1). The detection limit, according to error-propagation theory, was 7.93 ng mL(-1) and the detection limit as proposed by Clayton was 11.12 ng mL(-1). The repeatability was studied by using ten solutions of 400 ng mL(-1) naftopidil; if the theory of error propagation is assumed the relative error is 0.88%. The standard deviation of replicates was found to be 3.5 ng mL(-1). This method was successfully applied to the analysis of naftopidil in human serum and urine with recoveries of 104.0 +/- 0.6% for serum and 106.0 +/- 1.0% for urine.     

Semi-automated determination of iodine in biological fluids by activation analysis

A simple automated system has been built that permits the selective separation of radioiodine by ion-exchange in eight samples simultaneously and the regeneration of the resin columns in fifteen minutes. Iodine is subsequently determined by γ-spectrometry.     

Comparative evaluation of two substrates for urinary determination of p-aminobenzoic acid by room-temperature phosphorimetry

Filter paper (S & S 903) impregnated with diethylenetriaminopentaacetic acid, and Whatman DE-81 anion-exchange paper are evaluated for quantitation of urinary p-aminobenzoic acid. The two substrates are compared with respect to drying characteristics, pH variations, heavy atom effect, and some other variables. Impregnated S & S 903 paper is superior in terms of drying characteristics and background interferences but DE-81 has several advantages including lower detection limit, wider pH range, and ready availability. Although both substrates seem applicable to clinical application, DE-81 is probably more useful.