Lead determination at the ppb level using stopped-flow FIA

A flow-injection-based kinetic method for the determination of lead ions was developed. In this method, resazurin was reduced to resorufin by sulfide and lead ions. The method has a detection limit of 1 ppb with a relative standard deviation of 5.2% at the 20 ppb level. Interferences can be removed by prior extraction.     

Kinetic fluorimetric determination of carbamazepine in serum by the stopped-flow technique

Summary A simple, fast method for the determination of carbamazepine in serum is reported for the first time. It is based on the fluorescent reaction of this drug with cerium(IV) in an acid medium. A stopped-flow mixing module coupled to a conventional spectrofluorimeter is used for this purpose. The linear range of the proposed method is 0.04–140 g ml^–1 of carbamazepine and the detection limit is 0.01 g ml^–1. The within- and between-assay precision data and selectivity results show the method to be adequate for the determination of carbamazepine in serum by including a preliminary extraction step with dichloromethane. Analytical recoveries from different serum samples are reported.     

Enzymatic flow-injection determination of l-phenylalanine using the stopped-flow and merging-zones techniques

A flow injection enzymatic method for the spectrophotometric determination of l-phenylalanine has been developed. l-phenylalanine is deaminated in the presence of l-amino acid oxidase and the keto acid formed is made to react with borate to give a coloured enol-borate complex that can be detected at 282 nm. Catalase is added to the catalyzed reaction to prevent the keto acid being destroyed by the hydrogen peroxide generated. Kinetic determinations are performed by measuring the change in absorbance between 2 and 4 min. The proposed procedure, involving both merging-zones and stopped-flow techniques, can be applied to the quantitation of l-phenylalanine between 10 and 260 mg l(-1). Detection limit and R.S.D. are 1.1 mg l(-1) and 3.0%, respectively.     

Simultaneous kinetic determination of epinephrine and norepinephrine by the stopped-flow technique.

A stopped-flow method for the simultaneous determination of epinephrine and norepinephrine, two catecholamines with a wide spectrum of biological activity, is proposed. The method is based on the oxidation of these compounds with 1,10-phenanthroline-iron(III) complex, which is monitored by measuring the initial rate of change of the absorbance of the ferroin formed at 510 nm. The difference in kinetic behaviour between the two species was exploited by applying a modified version of the proportional-equation method for the resolution of epinephrine-norepinephrine mixtures at the micrograms ml-1 level over the ratio range 1:10-10:1, with an error of less than 5% and an average precision of about 2.5%. The method was successfully applied to the determination of the two catecholamines in pharmaceuticals.     

Kinetic enzymatic determination of ethanol/methanol mixtures by the stopped-flow technique

The analytical use of the enzymatic oxidation of alcohols by alcohol oxidase was assessed applying the stopped-flow technique for mixing sample and reagents, and the DTNB (5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)/L-cysteine system as a new chromogenic reagent. The oxidation reaction was monitored by measuring the rate of absorbance decrease at 412 nm, the wavelength of maximum absorption of the reduced form of DTNB. The calibration graphs for the individual determination of the alcohols were linear over the range 1.0 x 10(-6)-1.0 x 10(-5)M, and the precision ranged between 2.1 and 4.8%. A differential rate principle was applied to the determination of ethanol/methanol mixtures involving mutual kinetic effects which allowed mixtures in molar ratios between 25:1.0 and 1.0:1.0 to be accurately resolved with good precision (r.s.d. less than 9 and 5%, respectively). Compared to the flow-injection analysis method, the proposed approach offers higher sensitivity and sample throughput, as well as the wider concentration ratio range for mixture resolution.     

毛细管胶束电动色谱-质谱联用法测定农田水中的氨基甲酸酯类农药的研究

基于月桂酸可以直接进入电喷雾电离源且对氨基甲酸酯类农药在电喷雾电离源的电离强度没有明显的影响,建立了以月桂酸为表面活性剂的毛细管胶束电动色谱-电喷雾质谱联用(MEKC-ESIMS)同时测定7种氨基甲酸酯农药的新方法。在以30 mmol/L月桂酸和120 mmol/L氨水(含12%乙醇(V/V),pH9.5)缓冲溶液作为电解质,30%的异丙醇(V/V)(含2.0 mmol/L的乙酸)作为鞘液的条件下,各组分分离良好;结合固相萃取(SPE),各组分检出限为0.080～0.18μg/L,对农田水样进行测定,回收率为87.2%～93.8%,相对标准偏差为2.9%～8.5%。     

Fluorimetric determination of total ascorbic acid by a stopped-flow mixing technique

A simple, rapid and automatic fluorimetric method for the determination of total ascorbic acid is described. The method makes use of the stopped-flow mixing technique in order to achieve the rapid oxidation of ascorbic acid by dissolved oxygen to dehydroascorbic acid, which then reacts with o-phenylenediamine to form a fluorescent quinoxaline. The initial rate and fluorescence signal of this system are directly proportional to the ascorbic acid concentration. The calibration graph was linear over the range 0.1-30 microg ml(-1) (kinetic method) and 0.25-34 microg ml(-1) (equilibrium method). The precision (% RSD) was close to 0.5%. The method has been used for the determination of ascorbic acid in pharmaceutical formulations, fruit juices, soft drinks and blood serum.     

Sensitive determination of diquat by a kinetic method using the stopped-flow mixing technique

A simple, sensitive, selective, fast and inexpensive assay for the determination of diquat is proposed. The method is based on the reduction of the herbicide to a strongly fluorescent monocation radical with sodium dithionite. The initial rate of this reaction is directly proportional to the diquat concentration. The stopped-flow mixing technique was used because the kinetic data can be obtained in only 7 s, meaning that the method can be automated. The calibration graph is linear over the range 5-500 ng ml-1 and the precision (RSD) is close to 1.2%. The applicability of the method was demonstrated by determining the herbicide in different kinds of samples.     

A kinetic spectrophotometric method for the determination of nitrite by stopped-flow technique.

A novel and highly sensitive stopped-flow kinetic spectrophotometric method for the determination of nitrite, based on monitoring the variation in the absorbance of the intermediate within a very short period, has been developed. The optimum conditions for various parameters on which the reaction of nitrite with perphenazine depends, were investigated. It was found that the initial reaction rate increased linearly with increasing nitrite concentration in the range from 1.0 x 10(-8) to 6.0 x 10(-6) M. The detection limit was calculated to be 4.8 x 10(-9) M. This method was used for the determination of nitrite in natural and drinking-water with satisfactory results. The influence of cationic, non-ionic and anion surfactants was also studied in this work.     

Kinetic-photometric determination of spermine, spermidine and their mixtures by the stopped-flow technique

Summary Kinetic photometric stopped-flow methods are described for the individual and simultaneous determination of two biogenic amines: spermine and spermidine. They are based on the coloured reaction of these amines with sodium 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonate. The parameters used for the quantitative determinations are the initial rate and the increase in absorbance of the kinetic curves. Each amine can be rapidly determined in the range of 0.5–150 g ml^–1 with a precision (%RSD) of less than 1.8. The simultaneous determination of mixtures of spermine and spermidine is carried out by the proportional equations method. Spermine/spermidine mixtures in ratios between 120 and 201 are successfully resolved.

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Kinetisch-photometrische Bestimmung von Spermin, Spermidin und deren Gemischen mit dem Stopped-Flow-Verfahren

     

Chemiluminescence determination of citrate and pyruvate and their mixtures by the stopped-flow mixing technique

A novel kinetic chemiluminescent method using the stopped-flow mixing technique has been investigated for the rapid and sensitive determination of citrate and pyruvate. The method is based on a tris(2,2′-bipyridiyl)ruthenium(III) (Ru(bpy)₃³⁺) chemiluminescence (CL) reaction. Ru(bpy)₃³⁺ was generated in the mixing chamber by oxidising tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) with cerium(IV). After selecting the best operating parameters, calibration graphs were obtained over the concentration ranges 0.38-38 μg ml⁻¹ and 8.7-1300 ng ml⁻¹ for citrate and pyruvate, respectively. The limits of detection were 0.1 μg ml⁻¹ for citrate and 0.3 ng ml⁻¹ for pyruvate. Based on the differential rate of the chemiluminescent reaction corresponding to citrate and pyruvate, a very simple kinetic procedure was developed for the simultaneous determination of both compounds. Mixtures of citrate and pyruvate in ratios between 15:1 and 1.5:1 were satisfactorily resolved. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of citrate in pharmaceutical formulations, pyruvate in animal blood serum and both compounds in human urine.     

顺序注射停留分光光度法测定磺胺乙酰钠

在HCl浓度为5.0×10-4mol/L时,磺胺乙酰钠-NaNO2-1-萘胺的重氮化偶合反应,生成不稳定的红色产物,利用顺序注射停留技术在473nm波长处检测该不稳定产物,建立了快速自动测定磺胺乙酰钠的新方法。该方法线性范围为5～2500μg/mL,检出限为0.018μg/mL,进样频率为62个/h。应用于药物中磺胺乙酰钠的测定,并与药典规定方法进行对照。     

Kinetic determination of ascorbic acid by the 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol reaction with a stopped-flow technique.

The reaction of ascorbic acid with 2.6-dichlorophenolindophenol is applied for the kinetic determination of ascorbic acid in 0.05M oxalic acid. Stopped-flow techniques are used; the concentrations of the reactants of the second-order reaction can be adjusted so that the transmittance signal remains nearly invariant for a wide range of voltage. Theoretical and experimental results are in very good agreement. Analytical working curves are presented for the determination of ascorbic acid in the ranges 5.0·10^-4–1.0·10^-2M and 5.0·10^-5–1.0-·10^-3M with errors of 1.0% and 2.2%. respectively. The method is simple, fast and sensitive.     

Kinetic determination of sulphonamides at the millimolar level by the continuous addition of reagent technique

A kinetic method for the determination of sulphonamides by the continuous addition of reagent (CAR) technique is reported. The method involves the formation of an azo dye between 1-naphthol and a diazonium salt, which is in turn obtained on reaction between the free primary aryl amine of the sulphonamide and sodium nitrite in a weak acid medium. The reaction is monitored via the initial rate of change of the absorbance of the azo dye formed at 470 nm, which is proportional to the sulphonamide concentration. Practical problems associated with this type of reaction for the determination of sulphonamides were readily avoided by using the CAR technique. Sulphonamides can be determined in the range 3 × 10^?6 ?3 × 10^?5 M with a relative standard deviation of about 1% and a sampling frequency of 25 h^?1 (triplicate runs). The proposed method is simple and rapid and insensitive to the presence of excipients; it proved useful for the determination of sulphonamides in pharmaceutical samples.     

Enzymatic assay technique for the determination of aspartame

An enzymatic assay technique was developed for the determination of the artificial sweetener aspartame. The peptide bond of aspartame was first cleaved by peptidase to release aspartic acid. In the presence of α-ketoglutarate, aspartic acid was then transaminated by aspartate aminotransferase to glutamate. The reaction was monitored by following the oxygen consumption during the enzymatic oxidation of glutamate by glutamate oxidase. A linear relationship between oxygen consumption and aspartame concentration up to 200 μM was obtained. The assay technique was applicable to the determination of aspartame in a variety of dietary food products. The results obtained agreed well with those determined by liquid chromatography and those reported by the product manufacturers.     

顺序注射停流分光光度法测定痕量碘

食物中碘的含量一直是人们关注的问题,研究食物中微量碘的分析方法具有重要的现实意义.目前测定碘的方法主要有色谱法[1,2]、荧光法[3,4]、分光光度法[5,6]等.     

Analysis of carbofuran residues in soil by the stopped-flow technique

A simple method for the determination of carbofuran by the stopped-flow technique and which is suitable for its routine analysis in soil samples is reported. The method was based on the coupling reaction between carbofuran phenol (the hydrolysis product of carbofuran) and diazotised sulphanilic acid to form a coloured compound, the rate of formation of which was monitored spectrophotometrically. The calibration graph was linear in the range 1-40 micrograms ml-1 (RSD, 2%) and the method was highly selective. The average recovery of carbofuran was 96.5% from soil, and less than 0.5 micrograms g-1 could be detected. A procedure for the resolution of propoxur - carbofuran mixtures of mass ratios in the range 5:1-1:10 with a precision of ca 3% is also described.     

Use of a partial filling technique and reverse migrating micelles in the study of N-methylcarbamate pesticides by micellar electrokinetic chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

This study describes three ways to couple micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) on-line with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) for the analysis of N-methylcarbamate pesticides. The methods involved the use of a partial filling (PF) technique under basic conditions and the use of reverse migrating micelles (RMMs) under acidic and basic conditions. The use of RMMs in basic electrolyte solutions required coated capillaries with low electroosmotic flows, and capillaries coated with anionic poly(sodium 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonate) were selected for the purpose. Before the on-line MEKC-ESI-MS coupling, the MEKC and MS conditions were separately optimized under off-line conditions. The methods were compared in terms of detection limits and the stability of the electrospray process. The PF method offered good separation but poorer stability of the electrospray relative to the other methods. A more stable electrospray performance was obtained with use of RMMs in acidic electrolyte solutions, but some of the analytes were protonated and could not be detected due to the increase in their retention factors. However, with the use of anionic polymer-coated capillaries and RMMs at pH 8.5, all analytes were successfully separated. The high-salt stacking method was applied to improve the sensitivity of MEKC-ESI-MS and the detection limits were in the range of 0.04-2.0 microg/ml.