Langmuir aggregation of Evans blue on cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and on proteins and its application

The microphase adsorption-spectral correction (MPASC) technique is described and applied to the study of the interactions of Evans blue (EB) with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and with four proteins: bovine serum albumin (BSA), myoglobin (Mb), hemoglobin (Hb) and ovalbumin (OVA). EB can be adsorbed on a cationic surfactant and on protein by electrostatic force and the aggregation obeys the Langmuir isotherm. Results have shown that the products are formed as follows: monomer aggregate EB·CTAB, micellar aggregate (EB·CTAB)₇₈ and protein aggregates (EB₆₈·BSA), (EB₁₄·OVA), (EB₁₂₆·Mb) and (EB₅₈·Hb). The adsorption constant of the aggregates are calculated to be K_EB·CTAB=2.95×10⁶, K_EB68·BSA=3.40×10⁴, K_EB14·OVA=5.20×10², K_EB126·Mb=6.81×10² and K_EB58·Hb=5.73×10², respectively. The aggregation of EB in proteins is sensitive in the presence of CTAB and selective in the presence of EDTA and it has been applied to the analysis of samples with satisfactory results.     

Fluorometric method for quantitative determination of glucose and its application to human serum.

By coupling the Fenton reaction with the glucose oxidase (GOD)-catalyzed reaction, we have developed a fluorometric method for the determination of glucose; the linear response range and the detection limit are 0.108-2.59 microg/ml and 0.0432 microg/ml, respectively. This approach is selective and has the advantages of using inexpensive reagents and avoiding interferences. Satisfactory results were obtained for the determination of glucose in human serum samples.     

基于钙黄绿素－臧红T荧光共振能量转移检测六偏磷酸钠

在pH8．5的Tris－HCl缓冲溶液中,钙黄绿素作为能量供体（D）可以与藏红T受体（A）发生有效的荧光共振能量转移（FRET）,但加入六偏磷酸钠（SHMP）后,因其与受体发生静电作用破坏了该能量转移体系,使得荧光供体钙黄绿素荧光强度的增加（△FD）与受体藏红T荧光强度的降低（△FA）的比值（△FD／△R）-9SHMP浓度（csHMP）呈良好的线性关系．基于此,建立了一种检测六偏磷酸盐的新方法．在优化条件下,该方法的检测范围为3．0×10^-6-1．0×10^-5mol／L,对6．0×10拍mol／L的六偏磷酸盐连续平行测定11次,其相对标准偏差（RSD）为3．1％．该方法具有选择性好、操作简单和检测速度快等优点,已成功应用于饮料中六偏磷酸钠的分析检测．     

The role of electrolyte and polyelectrolyte on the adsorption of the anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, at the air-water interface

The role of the polyelectrolyte, poly(ethyleneimine), PEI, and the electrolytes NaCl and CaCl(2), on the adsorption of the anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, LAS, at the air-water interface have been investigated by neutron reflectivity and surface tension. The surface tension data for the PEI/LAS mixtures are substantially affected by pH and the addition of electrolyte, and are consistent with a strong adsorption of surface polymer/surfactant complexes down to relatively low surfactant concentrations. The effects are most pronounced at high pH, and this is confirmed by the adsorption data obtained directly from neutron reflectivity. However, the effects of the addition of PEI and electrolyte on the LAS adsorption are not as pronounced as previously reported for PEI/SDS mixtures. This is attributed primarily to the steric hindrance of the LAS phenyl group resulting in a reduction in the ion-dipole attraction between the LAS sulfonate and amine groups that dominates the interaction at high pH.     

Interaction of a novel red-region fluorescent probe, Nile blue, with DNA and its application to nucleic acids assay

A novel fluorimetric method was developed for the rapid determination of DNA and RNA based on their quenching effect on the cationic red-region fluorescent dye Nile Blue (NB). In the investigation of the interaction of NB with DNA by steady-state polarization measurements, thermal denaturing study, determination of absorption and fluorescence characteristics, salt effect study and electrophoresis experiments, the results supported the suggestion that NB served as an intercalator to the stack base pairs of nucleic acids. Further evidence showed that the quenching could be ascribed to the static quenching mode. A binding constant of about 10(6) M-1 and a binding site size of about three base pairs were obtained by spectral methods. Under optimum conditions, the calibration curves for the determination of calf thymus DNA (CT DNA) and yeast RNA were linear over the ranges 3.0 ng mL-1-2.0 micrograms mL-1 and 27 ng mL-1-10 micrograms mL-1, respectively. The detection limits were 3.0 ng mL-1 for CT DNA and 27 ng mL-1 for RNA. The relative standard deviation (n = 6) was within 2.1% in the middle of the linear range. Interferences from some interesting co-existing substances in the determination of DNA were also examined.     

Colorimetric method for the quantitative determination of the antibilharzial drug praziquantel and its application to pharmaceutical preparations.

A method for the colorimetric assay of praziquantel has been developed. For the colorimetric assay, it was necessary to hydrolyse praziquantel with 3 mol dm-3 NaOH, 6 mol dm-3 HCl and 85% phosphoric acid separately. 4-Chloro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-Cl) reacts with the basic hydrolysis product in methanolic aqueous phosphate buffer (pH 7.4), resulting in the formation of an orange product with a characteristic absorption maximum at 478 nm. The red-orange product of the interaction between the hydrochloric acid hydrolysis product and NBD-Cl showed an absorption maximum at 486 nm. The colours obtained were stable for 24 h. The colour system obeyed Beer's law in the concentration range 2-15 and 2-18 micrograms ml-1 for the basic hydrolysis product and the acid hydrolysis product, respectively. The results obtained showed good recoveries with relative standard deviations of 0.378 and 0.47% for the basic and the acid hydrolysis product, respectively. The determination limit was found to be 0.124 and 0.150 micrograms ml-1 for the praziquantel basic hydrolysis product and the acid hydrolysis product, respectively. The coloured reaction products obtained with the proposed method were synthesized. The structures of these products were studied and the compounds identified.     

依文思蓝光度法测定阿昔洛韦及其分析应用

在pH 5.74 HAc-NaAc缓冲介质中, 阿昔洛韦(ACV)与依文思蓝(EB)反应形成离子缔合物, 溶液颜色发生明显改变, 最大褪色波长为638 nm. 在此波长处, 阿昔洛韦的浓度与褪色程度呈良好线性关系, 从而建立测定阿昔洛韦的光度法. 在最大褪色波长处, 阿昔洛韦的浓度在0～2.01×10-5 mol/L范围内遵守比尔定律, 表观摩尔吸光系数1.71×104 L·mol-1·cm-1, 检出限为7.47×10-7 mol/L. 方法具有较高的灵敏度和良好的选择性, 可用于实际药品、血浆及尿液中阿昔洛韦的测定.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium using variamine blue and its application to synthetic, environmental and biological samples

A simple, rapid and accurate spectrophotometric method is described for the determination of trace amounts of vanadium using variamine blue (VB) as a chromogenic reagent. The method is based on the oxidation of variamine blue to form a violetcolored species on reaction with vanadium(V), having an absorption maximum at 570 nm. Beer’s law is obeyed in the range of 0.1–2.0 μg ml^?1. The molar absorptivity and Sandell’s sensitivity were found to be 1.65 × 10⁴ l mol^?1 cm^?1 and 0.003 μg cm^?2, respectively. Optimum reaction conditions were evaluated in order to delimit the linear range. The effect of interfering ions on the determination is described. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the determination of vanadium in steel, pharmaceutical, environmental, and biological samples.     

甲苯胺蓝修饰电极的电化学性质及对抗坏血酸的测定

研究了甲苯胺蓝(TB)聚合膜修饰金电极的制备及其电化学性质,并用于抗坏血酸(AA)的测定。在pH 6.5的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,AA在甲苯胺蓝修饰金电极上产生一灵敏的氧化峰,峰电流与AA的浓度在3.9×10-5~1.0×10-2mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限为1.3×10-5mol/L。该电极重现性良好,已用于实际样品中AA的测定。     

Enhancement of peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence intensity by surfactants and its application to detect detergent

Enhancement of peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence (PO-CL) intensity by a surfactant in the H₂O₂/bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)oxalate (TCPO)/rhodamine B system was described. The effects of 15 surfactants were evaluated by comparing the ratio of a relative CL intensity (RCI) with surfactant to that of the blank in each system. In preliminary study, H₂O₂/imidazole-HNO₃ buffer/TCPO/rhodamine B system was used to study the effects of surfactants on PO-CL intensity. Fourteen surfactants reduced the CL intensity at the 2% concentration, where their relative CL intensities ranged from 0.6 to 93.5%. Some of these phenomena may be caused by a notable change of pH that was occurred by adding the surfactant.Additionally, enhancement of PO-CL intensity was studied by using system (1) H₂O₂/TCPO/rhodamine B and (2) H₂O₂/imidazole-HNO₃ buffer/TCPO/systems. In the system 1, the favorable enhancement of CL intensity (ranged from 124 to 472%) was observed with 9 surfactants at the 0.5% concentration. This result suggested that several surfactants might play a role as a catalyst in the PO-CL reaction. There was no tendency to enhance CL intensity among the surfactant types. In the system 2, the enhancement of CL intensity was also observed by adding with 11 surfactants, which might be mainly caused by the fluorescent impurities of surfactants used.Furthermore, detection of detergent commercially available was applied by using the system 1.     

Macro- and micro-volumetric determination of anthranilic acid and its application in inorganic quantitative macro- and micro-analysis

The authors performed a critical study of the macro-volumetric method for the determination of anthranilic acid by di- and tri-brommation. Preference was given to the tribromination method, as it was found to be more precise.On the basis of this critical study, the authors have elaborated an exact microvolumetric method by tribromination.This method was applied in inorganic quantitative microanalysis for the determination of cobalt, zinc and cadmium.     

Estimation of cell surface associated protease activity and its application to lymphocytes.

A new method has been developed to estimate proteolytic activity available at the cell surface. Radioiodinated protein substrates are covalently linked to modified polystyrene-divinylbenzene beads with various diameters. These beads are presented to viable cells. Secreted enzyme activity is estimated when no contact occurs between beads and cells. Surface associated proteolytic activity is estimated by the increased rate of iodinated peptide release due to a contact between beads and cells. This method was applied to various lymphocyte preparations. In the absence of serum, mouse spleen lymphocytes produce three- to fourfold higher proteolytic activity than lymph node cells. This activity is completely inhibited by serum diluted 1:10. Since the proteolysis is so marked in the case of spleen cells, one must conclude that lymphocytes removed from the serum and treated in buffered mediums at 37 degrees C have enzymatically altered surface properties. Cell surface associated enzyme activity was measured using rat lymph node lymphocytes with less than 0.1% contamination by granulocytes. This predominantly thymus derived, T cell population had 30% increase in proteolysis due to contact between cells and solid-phase localized substrate of casein. The released enzymatic activity was inhibited by diisopropylfluorophosphate, but its effect on the surface associated enzyme activity remains questionable since it perturbs several membrane functions.     

Non-aqueous cerimetric determination of dithiocarbamates and its application to the determination of amines

A non-aqueous titrimetric method for determination of dithiocarbamates with cerium(IV), is described. The compounds are titrated at room temperature, with visual and potentiometric end-point detection. In visual titrations, the reagent serves as self-indicator and turns the solution yellow at the end-point. Methyl Red can also be used as the indicator. The method has been applied to the determination of amines after their quantitative conversion into dithiocarbamates by reaction with carbon disulphide. The proposed method is accurate to +/- 0.8% with a relative standard deviation of +/- 0.7%.     

Chemiluminescence study of carbonate and peroxynitrous acid and its application to the direct determination of nitrite based on solid surface enhancement

Peroxynitrous acid (ONOOH) was produced by the on-line mixing of acidified hydrogen peroxide with nitrite in a flow system. A strong chemiluminescent (CL) emission was observed when ONOOH reacted with carbonate without any special CL reagents. When cotton was present in the CL cell, the CL emission was enhanced significantly. The method was developed to determine nitrite, which showed a key improvement that any CL reagents and sensitizers were not used, resulting in better selectivity. The applicability of the present CL system was demonstrated for the sensitive and selective determination of nitrite in natural water samples without any special pretreatment. Good agreements were obtained for the determination of nitrite in tap and well waters between the present approach and a standard spectrophotometric method. The average precision was 4.6% (n=7) and detection limit (S/N=3) was 1.0×10⁻⁷ M. Based on the CL spectrum, UV spectra, and dissolved oxygen measurement, a possible CL mechanism was proposed. ONOOH was an unstable compound in acidic solution and could be quenched into peroxynitrite (ONOO⁻) in basic solution. ONOO⁻ reacted with CO₂ to produce ONOOCO₂⁻, which can rapidly decompose into NO₂ and CO₃⁻ radicals. In the presence of H⁺, CO₃⁻ radicals can protonate to bicarbonate radical (HCO₃). The recombination of HCO₃ radicals and decomposition can lead to light emission.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium and its application to gas-turbine fuel-oils

A very sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of vanadium in furnace oils is described. The intense indigo-blue colour developed by the reaction of vanadium with tannin and thioglycollic acid is measured at a wavelength of 600 nm at pH 4 and obeys Beer's law between 0.5 and 5 ppm vanadium. The method is applicable to gas-turbine fuel-oil and special navy fuel-oils. The common mineral constituents usually present in such oils do not interfere.     

Needle-type concentrator and its application to the determination of pollutants

A new method for impurity concentration in gas and liquid media using a needle type microconcentrator was developed. The main advantage of this method using microconcentrators is its efficiency and simplicity. Our work was stimulated by Pawliszyn's solid-phase microconcentration method.     

Validated liquid chromatography mass spectrometry method for quantitative determination of strictosamide in dog plasma and its application to pharmacokinetic study

A simple, sensitive and specific high‐performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC‐MS) method was developed and validated for the quantification of strictosamide in dog plasma. Strictosamide and internal standard (IS, ranolazine) extracted by liquid–liquid extraction with ethyl acetate were separated on a C₁₈ column using a gradient elution program. The detection was performed by selected ion monitoring mode via a positive electrospray ionization interface. The LLOQ was 1.0 ng/mL and the method exhibited acceptable precision, extraction efficiency and matrix effect. Finally, this proposed method was successfully applied to dog pharmacokinetic study and yielded the most comprehensive data on systemic exposure of strictosamide to date. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fourth derivative spectrophotometric determination of fungicide thiram (tetramethyldithiocarbamate) using sodium molybdate and its application

A procedure has been developed for the direct fourth derivative spectrophotometric determination of tetramethyldithiocarbamate by converting it into its molybdenum complex, which is then extracted in to methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). Beer’s law is obeyed over the concentration range 24 μg mL⁻¹ in the final solution. The analytical sensitivity is calculated to be 0.004(d⁴A/dλ⁴) μg⁻¹ mL⁻¹ from the slope of the calibration curve. The detection limit is 0.3 μg mL⁻¹ for thiram (signal to noise ratio = 2). Various parameters, such as effect of acid concentration, interference of a large number of ions in the determination of thiram have been studied in detail. The method is sensitive, highly selective and can be used for the determination of thiram in a commercial sample, in mixtures with various dithiocarbamates (zineb, maneb, etc.) and from wheat grains.     

Copper(II)-cetyltrimethylammonium chloride-chromal blue G ternary complex and its application to the spectrophotometric determination of copper(II)

A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of copper(II) based on a ternary complex with chromal blue G, a triphenylmethane reagent in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, is described. The sensitivity of color reaction between copper and chromal blue G has been greatly increased by the sensitizing action of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, a cationic surfactant. The color development of the ternary complex can be utilized in the highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of copper. The molar absorptivity of the binary complex between copper and chromal blue G ε_630nm = 9.56 × 10³liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹ is enchanced on ternary complex formation to ε_{542 nm} = 4.78 × 10⁴liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹. The ternary complex gave a maximal absorbance at 542 nm in the pH range 9.8–11. Beer's law is obeyed up to at least 1.2 ppm of copper. The maximal absorbance of the ternary complex was found to develop within 5 min and then it remains constant for several hours. The formation constant of the ternary complex is calculated to be 8.6 × 10¹⁰ under these conditions.