Spectrofluorimetric determination of thiols by use of N-[P-(2-benzoxazolyl)- phenyl]maleimide

The weak fluorescence of N-[P-2-benzoxazolyl)phenyl]maleimide (BOPM) can be greatly enhanced by thiol-containing compounds. A sensitive and simple spectrofluorimetric method based on the use of BOPM has been developed for the determination of thiols such as cysteine (Cys) and reduced glutathione (GSH). Calibration plots were linear in the concentration range from 0 to 1.6 × 10^–7 mol L^–1 for Cys and 0 to 1.7 × 10^–7 mol L^–1 for GSH. The detection limits (3σ) were 2.36 × 10^–10 mol L^–1 for Cys and 1.49 × 10^–10 mol L^–1 for GSH. Many other amino acids (present at 100-fold greater concentrations) did not interfere with the determination. The proposed method has been used for the determination of Cys in protein hydrolysate and cystine electrolyte or GSH in serum, with recoveries of 95.4–103.7%.     

Amperometric determination of glutathione and cysteine on a Pd-IrO(2) modified electrode with high performance liquid chromatography in rat brain microdialysate

A Pd/IrO(2) co-electrodeposited glassy carbon electrode was prepared and the electrochemical behavior of glutathione (GSH) at this chemically modified electrode (CME) has been studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV). The results indicated that the modified electrode efficiently exhibited electrocatalytic oxidation for GSH with relatively high sensitivity, stability, and long-life. Coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the Pd/IrO(2) modified electrode was utilized for the electrochemical detection (ECD) of the thiocompounds, glutathione and cysteine (Cys). The peak currents were linear with the substance concentrations in the range of 1.0 x 10(-5) mol L(-1) to 8.0 x 10(-4) mol L(-1) for GSH and 4.0 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) to 2.0 x 10(-4) mol L(-1) for Cys. The detection limits were 2.0 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) for GSH and 5.0 x 10(-7) mol L(-1) for Cys with S/N of 3. The method has been successfully applied to assess the contents of GSH and Cys in rat brain microdialysates.     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of cysteine by 5-maleimidyl-2-(m-methylphenyl)benzoxazole

A new thiol weak-fluorescence probe, 5-maleimidyl-2-(m-methylphenyl)benzoxazole (MMPB), gives a highly fluorescence product in the presence of Cys. In this paper, MMPB has been developed for the fluorimetric determination of cysteine (Cys). At lambda(ex)/lambda(em) = 305.6/425.6 nm, the linear range is from 0 to 3.3 x 10(-7) mol l(-1) and the detection limit (sigma = 3) of 6.2 x 10(-10) mol l(-1). The main advantage of this method lies in the relative high selectivity compared with the methods using other N-substituted maleimide type of thiol reagents, in which 0.15-fold (molar ratio) of GSH is allowed and most of other amino acids at 100-fold (molar ratio) level had no obvious effect on the results. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of Cys in real samples.     

流动注射化学发光抑制法测定抗坏血酸

基于抗坏血酸对Ｌｕｍｉｎｏｌ－ＫＩＯ４－Ｈ２Ｏ２体系化学发光反应的抑制作用,建立了化学发光抑制快速测定抗坏血酸的新方法。该方法线性范围为１．０＊１０＾－７－１．０＊１０＾－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,检出限为６．０＊１０＾－８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,对８．０＊１０＾－７ｍｏｌ／Ｌ抗坏血酸１１次平行测定的相对标准偏差为１．０％。用于维生素Ｃ片剂及注射液中抗坏血酸含量的测定,结果令人满意。     

Electrochemical behavior of thiamine on a self-assembled gold electrode and its square-wave voltammetric determination in pharmaceutical preparations.

The electrochemical behavior of thiamine on a self-assembled electrode of L-cysteine (Cys/SAM/Au) has been investigated and Cys/SAM/Au can be used to detect thiamine using square-wave voltammetry (SWV). At pH 11.40 Britton-Robinson buffer, thiamine exhibits a well-defined anodic peak on Cys/SAM/Au. Under the optimized conditions, the anodic peak current of SWV was linear with the content of thiamine in the range of 1.1 x 10(-8) - 2.2 x 10(-6) mol/L; the detection limit was 5.5 x 10(-9) mol/L. The method was successfully applied to the determination of thiamine in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Platinum particles-modified electrode for HPLC with pulsed amperometric detection of thiols in rat striatum

A new chemically modified electrode based on the immobilization of Pt particles is fabricated and exhibits electrocatalytic oxidation for L-cysteine (L-Cys), glutathione (GSH) and penicillamine (PEN) with relatively high sensitivity. It is also adaptable to HPLC for pulsed amperometric detection (PAD) of these thiols. PAD largely improves the detection sensitivity because the alternated polarizations can effectively clean and reactivate the electrode surface. It is shown that the peak currents of L-Cys, GSH and PEN are linear to their concentrations, with the calculated detection limit of 1.1 x 10(-7), 1.8 x 10(-7) and 3.8 x 10(-7) mol L(-1), respectively (S/N = 3). The method has been successfully applied to assess the contents of L-Cys and GSH in rat striatal microdialysates. The average contents of the two analytes in rat striatum are 2.6 x 10(-6) and 2.8 x 10(-6) mol L(-1), respectively.     

现场光化学荧光法测定酪氨酸

在氨性缓冲溶液中,酪氨酸经２７５ｎｍ紫外光照射后,产生荧光二聚体,据此,建立了现场光化学荧光法测定酪氨酸的新方法。线性范围为２．０＊１０＾－７－２．０＊１０＾－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。检测限及精密度分别为３．２＊１０＾－９ｍｏｌ／Ｌ＾－１和１．７％。方法简便、快捷,对其它氨基酸有较好的选择性,可用于啤酒及氨基酸注射的测定。文章对光化学反应机理作了初步探讨。     

Rapid quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide by oxidation decolorization of methyl orange using a Fenton reaction system

In this study, a sensitive and rapid method for hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) determination has been developed with the aid of oxidation decolorization of methyl orange (MO) by using Fenton reactions, because the decolorization extent of MO solution (at the maximum absorption wavelength of 507 nm) is proportion to the concentration of H(2)O(2). Under optimum conditions, this spectrophotometric method for the H(2)O(2) analysis yields a dynamic range of H(2)O(2) concentration from 5.0 x 10(-7) to 1.0 x 10(-4) mol L(-1) (r=0.997) and a detection limit (3 sigma/k) of 2.0 x 10(-7) mol L(-1). This method for the determination of H(2)O(2) (0.04 mmol L(-1)) is able to tolerate the interference from NaCl (0-5.0 mmol L(-1)), Na(2)SO(4) (0-5.0 mmol L(-1)), MgCl(2) (0-5.0 mmol L(-1)), sodium humate (0-0.1 mmol L(-1)), benzene (0-0.2 mmol L(-1)), toluene (0-0.2 mmol L(-1)), chlorobenzene (0-0.2 mmol L(-1)) and chloroform (0-0.2 mmol L(-1)). The analysis results for practical rainwater samples are in good agreement with the classical N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine (DPD) method for H(2)O(2) determination.     

Adsorptive behavior and electrochemical determination of the anti-fungal agent ketoconazole

The adsorptive properties and electrochemical behavior of ketoconazole, an oral anti-fungal agent, are demonstrated at a glassy carbon electrode. The adsorption of the compound obeys the Frumkin isotherm with an interaction factor (alpha) of 0.985 and adsorptive coefficient (beta) of 1.98 x 10(6) L mol(-1). The Gibbs energy of adsorption (deltaG) is -3.59 x 10(4) J mol(-1) at 25 degrees C. A very sensitive electroanalytical method has been developed for determination of the drug with a detection limit of 4.0 x 10(-11) mol L(-1). Relationships between stripping current and concentration of ketoconazole were linear in the range 10(-6)-10(-10) mol L(-1) with different preconcentration periods. The method has been used to measure the ketoconazole content of tablets.     

Direct spectrofluorimetric determination of glutathione in biological samples using 5-maleimidyl-2-(m-methylphenyl) benzoxazole

A new thiol fluorescence probe, 5-maleimidyl-2-(m-methylphenyl)benzoxazole (MMPB) has been developed for the direct determination of reduced glutathione (GSH) in real samples. Compared to the reported N-substituted maleimide type of thiol reagents, the main advantage of MMPB is its rather high selectivity for GSH to cysteine (Cys), which often coexists with GSH in biological samples. Under mild conditions similar to the physiological environment, MMPB reacted with GSH to give a highly fluorescent derivative with the excitation and emission wavelengths of 299.2 and 355.8 nm, respectively. In the presence of 0.40-fold (molar ratio) of Cys, a linear relationship was found in the range of 0-1.62×10⁻⁷ mol l⁻¹ with the detection limit (3σ) of 3.23×10⁻¹⁰ mol l⁻¹ for GSH determination. Many other amino acids (100-fold) did not interfere with the determination. Since the molar ratio of Cys to GSH in mammalian tissues and blood does not exceed the value of 0.40:1, the proposed method has been used in the direct determination of GSH in these kinds of biological samples, such as human blood, pig’s liver and heart with the recoveries of 94.3-104.5%     

Quantitative determination of glutathione in single human erythrocytes by capillary zone electrophoresis with electrochemical detection

Glutathione (GSH) in single human erythrocytes is determined by capillary zone electrophoresis with end-column amperometric detection at a gold/mercury amalgam microelectrode. A capillary of 10 microm inner diameter is suitable for determination of GSH in an individual erythrocyte with a good signal-to-noise ratio. The limit of detection is 1 x 10(-7) mol/L or 26 amol and the linear dynamic range is 2 x 10(-7) to 2 X 10(-5) mol/L for the capillary. In this method, the calibration line is obtained with a capillary adsorbed before a certain amount of hemoglobin can be used for the quantification of GSH in the external standardization. The whole cell injection and the lack of necessity of a derivatization reaction lead to more accurate and precise results, which are closer to the macroscopic values of glutathione in human red blood cell (i.e., hemolysate) than those determined by indirect laser-induced fluorescence detection.     

A novel water-soluble fluorescent probe for the determination of methylamine

A novel water-soluble fluorescent probe, monosodium 7-(4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazinylamino)-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid (DTND), was synthesized by reacting cyanuric chloride with 7-amino-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid monopotassium salt at 0-5 degrees C. This new reagent was used for the determination of methylamine. The linear range is 3x10(-6)-2x10(-4) mol L(-1) with a detection limit (S/N=3) of 7.2x10(-8) mol L(-1), and the relative S.D. is 1.3% for ten replicate determinations of 1x10(-5) mol L(-1) CH3NH2. Common species in the aqueous environment have no or only slight influence on the determination. The method can be used to determine methylamine in real water samples.     

Fluorescence quenching method for the determination of sodium dodecyl sulphate with near-infrared hydrophobic dye in the presence of Triton X-100

A fluorophotometric method for the determination of anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) was proposed. The method is based on the quenching effect of SDS on the fluorescence of near-infrared (NIR) hydrophobic dye, 2-[4'chloro-7'(3'hexadecyl-2'benzothiazolinylidene)-3',5'-(1',3'-propanediyl)-1',3',5'-heptatriene-1'-yl]-3-ethylbenzothiazolium iodide (dye I) in the presence of Triton X-100. The calibration graph is linear in the concentration range from 0 to 2 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) of SDS with a detection limit (LOD) of 8.3 x 10(-8) mol L(-1). The relative standard deviation for the determination of 7 x 10(-7) mol L(-1) SDS was 4.1%. Recoveries of 95.3-110.3% were found for the addition to 1.0 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) SDS in the analysis of environmental water samples. Preliminary research shows that the fluorescence quenching is due to the formation of dye aggregate facilitated by SDS.     

高效液相色谱-电化学检测法测定鼠脑微透析液中谷胱甘肽和半胱氨酸

采用高效液相色谱法,用电化学检测手段成功地测定了沙土鼠脑纹状体微透析液内的谷胱甘肽（ＧＳＨ）和半胱氨酸（Ｃｙｓ）。检测前用电化学自清洗方式能有效地提高玻璃碳电极的检测水平,使其具有较好的重现性和回收率。Ｃｙｓ和ＧＳＨ的回收率分别为９１．４％和８７．３％。电化学检测的工作电压为０．９Ｖ,用外标法定量。由微透析探针获取的纹状体透析液Ｃｙｓ和ＧＳＨ的浓度分别为６８．５９和６５．５４ｎｍｏｌ／Ｌ,验证了方法的实用性和可靠性。     

Simultaneous square-wave voltammetric determination of aspartame and cyclamate using a boron-doped diamond electrode

A simple and highly selective electrochemical method was developed for the simultaneous determination of aspartame and cyclamate in dietary products at a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode. In square-wave voltammetric (SWV) measurements, the BDD electrode was able to separate the oxidation peak potentials of aspartame and cyclamate present in binary mixtures by about 400 mV. The detection limit for aspartame in the presence of 3.0x10(-4) mol L(-1) cyclamate was 4.7x10(-7) mol L(-1), and the detection limit for cyclamate in the presence of 1.0x10(-4) mol L(-1) aspartame was 4.2x10(-6) mol L(-1). When simultaneously changing the concentration of both aspartame and cyclamate in a 0.5 mol L(-1) sulfuric acid solution, the corresponding detection limits were 3.5x10(-7) and 4.5x10(-6) mol L(-1), respectively. The relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) obtained was 1.3% for the 1.0x10(-4) mol L(-1) aspartame solution (n=5) and 1.1% for the 3.0x10(-3) mol L(-1) cyclamate solution. The proposed method was successfully applied in the determination of aspartame in several dietary products with results similar to those obtained using an HPLC method at 95% confidence level.     

Sensitive flow-injection amperometric detection of iodide using Mn3+ and As3+.

A rapid, selective, and sensitive kinetic flow-injection method for iodide content determination with amperometric detection on a platinum electrode was developed. The method is based on the catalytic effect of iodide on the Mn3+ reaction with As3+ in the presence of sulfuric acid. The calibration curve was linear in the concentration range from 5.0 x 10(-7) to 1.0 x 10(-4) mol/L iodide. The limit of detection (LOD) was found to be 5.0 x 10(-9) mol/L iodide. The relative standard deviations (RSD) were 1.68% and 3.03% for 1.0 x 10(-3) mol/L standard and 1.0 x 10(-6) mol/L iodide solution (n = 6), respectively. The method has been successfully applied for determination of iodide in waters, table salts, fodder, organic substances and human blood sera. The results were compared with those obtained by a standard AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) method, as well as with those obtained by a kinetic spectrophotometric procedure for determination of iodide.     

Determination of hesperidin and synephrine in Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection

A method based on capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection (CE-ED) has been developed for the determination of hesperidin (HP) and synephrine (SP) in the Chinese traditional herbal drug, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, the dried rind of the ripe fruits of Citrus reticulata Blanco (mandarin orange). The effects of some important factors such as the acidity and concentration of running buffer, separation voltage, and detection potential were investigated to determine the optimum conditions. The working electrode was a 300 microm diameter carbon disc electrode positioned opposite the outlet of the capillary. Both analytes could be well separated within 5 min in a 40 cm long capillary at a separation voltage of 12 kV in 50 mmol L(-1) borate buffer (pH 9.0). Excellent linearity was observed for the dependence of peak current on analyte concentration in the range from 2.5 x 10(-6) to 1.0 x 10(-3) mol L(-1) for SP and from 5.0 x 10(-6) to 1.0 x 10(-3) mol L(-1) for HP. The detection limits (S/N=3) for SP and HP were 4.96 x 10(-7) mol L(-1) and 6.54 x 10(-7) mol L(-1), respectively. This method has been successfully applied for the analysis of real samples, with satisfactory results.     

Determination of platinum(IV) by UV spectrophotometry

A simple, rapid and sensitive spectrophotometric procedure for the determination of platinum has been elaborated. Pt traces were determined in the form of the PtCl(6)(2-) complex in hydrochloric acid solution whose concentration varies from 0.01 to 2 mol L(-1) by measuring the absorbance at 260 nm. The detection limit is 4.7 x 10(-7) mol L(-1), the linearity range from 2 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) to 7 x 10(-6) mol L(-1), and the correlation coefficient is r=0.9990. No significant interferences were observed from a majority of the investigated ions, such as Zn(II), Pb(II), Mn(II), Cd(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) with the exception of Cu(II), Sb(III), Fe(III), Pd(II), Sn(II) and I(-) ions. The method was successfully applied for the determination of Pt traces in different solid samples and the recovery from inorganic materials was studied.     

Determination of idarubicin in human urine by capillary zone electrophoresis with amperometric detection

A simple, reliable and reproducible method, based on capillary zone electrophoresis with amperometric detection, has been developed for the determination of idarubicin in human urine. A carbon disk electrode was used as working electrode. The optimal conditions of separation and detection were pH 5.6 phosphate buffer (0.20 mol/L), 22 kV for the separation voltage and 1.00 V (vs. Ag/AgCl, 3 mol/L KCl) for the detection potential. The linear range was from 4.0 x 10(-7) to 2.0 x 10(-5) mol/L with a regression coefficient of 0.9986, and the detection limit was 8.0 x 10(-8) mol/L. The method was directly applied to the determination of idarubicin in spiked human urine without any other sample pretreatment except filtration, and the assay results were satisfactory.     

Silica-hemin composite nanoparticles as new biocatalyst to highly sensitive determination of glucose in human serum.

The preparation and utilization of a novel composite silica-hemin nanoparticles (CSHNs) as mimetic peroxidase are reported in this article. Experimental results showed that the composite nanoparticles had unique advantages over free hemin molecules in good stability and highly catalytic activity. By employing these nanoparticles as biocatalyst, we developed a new spectrofluorometric method for the determination of trace level glucose. The calibration graph for glucose was linear over the range 4.0 x 10(-7) mol/L - 7.0 x 10(-5) mol/L, with a detection limit of 1.0 x 10(-7) mol/L. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the determination of glucose in serum samples and offers the advantages of being rapid, stable, sensitive, and renewable.