Determination of proteins at nanogram levels by their quenching effect on large particle scattering of colloidal silver chloride

A novel quantitative method for the determination of proteins in aqueous solutions has been based on the quenching of the resonance scattering light of colloidal silver chloride in the presence of proteins. The detection limits for eight kinds of proteins (BSA, HSA, egg albumin, human γ-IgG,α-chymotrypsin, E. Coli. alpsase, myoglobin, α-casein) were at about 8 ng/mL; the linear ranges of the calibration curves were 10–400 ng/mL ¶under optimal conditions,except for human γ-IgG (20–¶400 ng/mL), myoglobin (10–300 ng/mL), and α-casein (10–300 ng/mL). Three wavelengths (398 nm, 475 nm, 499 nm) were all suitable for the determination and any acidity from pH 3.0 to pH 9.0 could be chosen. A few non-protein substances at high concentration levels interfered with this method, but this problem could simply be overcome by diluting the samples before the assay. Mechanism studies showed that the quenching effect of proteins on the scattering light of colloidal silver chloride was mainly due to the coagulation of AgCl particles retarded by protein. The method was employed for the determination of total protein in human serum with sactifactory results.     

Determination of proteins at nanogram levels by their quenching effect on the chemiluminscence reaction between luminol and hydrogen peroxide with manganese-tetrasulfonatophthalocyanine as a new catalyst

The manganese-tetrasulfonatophthalocyanine (MnTSPc) catalyzed luminol-hydrogen peroxide chemiluminescence (CL) systems can be quenched in the presence of proteins. A highly sensitive CL quenching method has been developed for the determination of proteins. Under optimum conditions, the linear ranges of the calibration curves were 0.1-20 microg/mL for human serum albumin (HSA), 0.2-20 microg/mL for human gamma-IgG, and 0.5-50 microg/mL for the bovine serum albumin (BSA) with the corresponding detection limits were 1.9 ng/mL, 2.7 ng/mL, and 3.4 ng/mL. The method has been applied to the analysis of total proteins in human serum samples and the results were in good agreement with clinical data provided.     

核酸对氯化银胶体溶液共振光散射的猝灭作用及其应用

报道了一种测定水溶液中核酸的方法,该法基于核酸对氯化银溶胶共振射光的猝灭作用。在理想测定条件下,散射光的猝灭程度正比于核酸的浓度,三种核酸（ｃａｌｆ ｔｈｙｍｕｓ ＤＮＡ,ｈｅｒｒｉｎｇ ＤＮＡ ａｎｄ ＹｅａｓｔＲＮＡ）的线性范围分别为０－２０μｇ／Ｌ,０－６０μｇ／Ｌ和０－８０μｇ／Ｌ,检测限分别为０．６５μｇ／Ｌ,１．１μｇ／Ｌ和１．９μｇ／Ｌ。６种合成样品的测定结果令人满意,机理研究结果表明,核酸中的碱基（尤其是嘌呤碱）同银离子具有很强的结合能力,这种结合影响了氯化银的沉淀平衡,导致了氯化银溶胶共振散射光的猝灭。     

Resonance Light Scattering Method for Microdetermination of Proteins Based on Aggregation of Au Nanoparticles

By using a resonance light scattering (RLS) technique, a highly sensitive method for protein determination based on the aggregation of Au nanoparticles on protein template is described. For the Au nanoparticles of 15 nm, the detection limit of bovine serum albumin was 5.0 ng/mL and the linear range was 10–300 ng/mL. The experimental results indicated that various metal ions do not interfere with this assay. The proposed RLS assay exhibited lower variation in response signals for the same weight of different proteins and showed satisfactory results when it was used for determination of proteins in human serum.     

Determination of proteins with tetracarboxy manganese(II) phthalocyanine by resonance light scattering technique

A novel method for the determination of proteins by using tetracarboxy manganese(II) phthalocyanine (MnC4Pc) as a resonance light scattering (RLS) probe has been developed. At pH 3.0 Britton-Robinson (B-R) buffer solution, the RLS intensity of MnC4Pc at 385 nm is greatly enhanced in the presence of proteins. The effects of pH, reaction time, concentration of MnC4Pc and interfering substances on the enhanced RLS intensity are investigated, respectively. Under optimal conditions, the linear ranges of the calibration curves are 0-2.00 microg mL(-1) for bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human serum albumin (HSA), 0.0-1.75 microg mL(-1) for human-IgG and ovalbumin, with a detection limit of 16.37 ng mL(-1) BSA, 17.62 ng mL(-1) HSA, 19.41 ng mL(-1) human-IgG and 20.72 ng mL(-1) ovalbumin. The method has been applied to the determination of total proteins in human serum samples collected from a hospital and the results are in good agreement with those reported by the hospital.     

Determination of nucleic acids by near-infrared fluorescence quenching of hydrophobic thiacyanine dye in the presence of Triton X-100.

A near-infrared (near-IR) fluorescence quenching method was developed for the determination of nucleic acids in aqueous solution by using a cationic heptamethylene thiacyanine as a probe. The near-IR cationic cyanine showed maximum excitation and emission wavelengths at 800 and 825 nm, respectively, in the presence of Triton X-100; the fluorescence of the cyanine could be greatly quenched by DNA. The calibration graphs were linear over the range of 10-400 ng/mL for CT (calf thymus) DNA and over the range 5-400 ng/mL for FS (fish sperm) DNA under optimal conditions. The corresponding detection limits were 5.2 ng/mL for CT DNA and 2.5 ng/mL for FS DNA. The relative standard deviation (n = 8) was 3.1% for 75 ng/mL CT DNA and 2.2% for 75 ng/mL FS DNA, respectively. Preliminary research showed that the fluorescence quenching might be ascribed to the formation of dye aggregate facilitated by DNA.     

[HgI4]2－-蛋白质离子缔合物体系共振瑞利散射和共振非线性散射光谱及其分析应用

在0.0035～0.0045 mol/L硫酸介质中, 牛血清白蛋白(BSA)、人血清白蛋白(HSA)、卵白蛋白(OVA)和血红蛋白(HGB)等蛋白质以带正电荷的阳离子存在. 它们能借助于静电引力和疏水作用力与配阴离子[HgI4]2－-反应形成结合产物, 此时将引起共振瑞利散射(RRS)、二级散射(SOS)和倍频散射(FDS)显著增强, 并且出现新的散射光谱. 其最大RRS, SOS和FDS波长分别位于390, 760和390 nm附近. 在一定范围内, 三种散射增强(ΔIRRS, ΔISOS和ΔIFDS)与蛋白质浓度成正比, 方法具有高灵敏度, 三种方法对于不同蛋白质的检出限分别在5.7～15.9 ng/mL (RRS), 8.2～15.4 ng/mL (SOS)和11.2～22.1 ng/mL (FDS)之间, 均可用于痕量蛋白质的测定. 本文研究了[HgI4]2－与蛋白质相互作用对RRS, SOS和FDS光谱特征和强度的影响, 考察了适宜的反应条件, 并以RRS为例考察了共存物质的影响, 表明方法有良好的选择性. 据此, 利用[HgI4]2－与蛋白质的相互作用发展了一种用共振光散射技术、灵敏度高、简便、快速测定蛋白质的新方法. 本方法可用于血清和人尿中总蛋白质的测定.     

Nucleic acids determination using the complex of eriochrome black T and silver nanoparticles in a resonance light scattering technique

A novel method for the determination of nucleic acids by using silver nanoparticle (AgNPs)-eriochrome black T (EBT) as a resonance light scattering (RLS) probe has been developed. Under optimum conditions, there are linear relationships between the quenching extent of RLS intensity and the concentration of nucleic acids in the range of 4.0×10(-9)-4.0×10(-7), 4.0×10(-7)-1.6×10(-6) g mL(-1) for fish sperm DNA (fsDNA) and 4.0×10(-8)-2.0×10(-6) g mL(-1) for yeast RNA (yRNA). Their detection limits (S/N=3) are 2.0 ng mL(-1) and 21 ng mL(-1), respectively. The results indicate that AgNPs can form wirelike aggregates and nanoslices in the presence of the EBT. Whereas, when nucleic acids are added into the AgNPs-EBT system, the dynamic balance of AgNPs-EBT system is destroyed and the nanoparticles undergo dispersion again, leading to the RLS intensity of AgNPs-EBT system quenching. Meanwhile, the conformation of fsDNA is changed by the synergistic effect of AgNPs and EBT.     

Quantitative determination of proteins at nanogram levels by the resonance light-scattering technique with composite nanoparticles of CdS/PAA

This paper describes the development of composite nanoparticles. A novel composite nanoparticle has been prepared by an in situ polymerization method. The nano-CdS has been prepared, then the polymerization of acrylic acid (AA) was carried out by initiator potassium persulfate (KPS) under ultrasonic irradiation. The surface of the composite nanoparticles was covered with abundant carboxylic groups (-COOH). The nanoparticles are water-soluble, stable and biocompatible. Reaction of the composite nanoparticles with proteins results in an enhanced resonance light scattering (RLS) at 380 nm. Based on this, a new resonance light-scattering (RLS) method was developed for the determination of proteins including BSA, HSA and human gamma-IgG. Under the optimum conditions, the enhanced RLS intensity is linearly proportional to the concentration of proteins. The liner range is 0.1-15 microgmL(-1) for HSA, 0.2-20 microgmL(-1) for BSA and 0.1-50.0 microgmL(-1) for human gamma-IgG, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of the total protein in human serum samples collected from the hospital and the results are in good agreement with those reported by the hospital. This method proved to be very sensitive, rapid, simple and tolerant of most interfering substances.     

Determination of proteins at nanogram levels by synchronous fluorescence scan technique with a novel composite nanoparticle as a fluorescence probe

A novel composite nanoparticle has been prepared by an in situ polymerization method and applied as a protein fluorescence probe. The nano-CdS has been prepared, then the polymerization of acrylic acid (AA) was carried out by initiator potassium persulfate (KPS) under ultrasonic irradiation. The surface of the composite nanoparticles was covered with abundant carboxylic groups (--COOH). The nanoparticles are water-soluble, stable, and biocompatible. The synchronous fluorescence intensity of the composite nanoparticles is significantly increased in the presence of trace protein at pH 6.90. Based on this, a new synchronous fluorescence scan (SFS) analysis was developed for the determination of proteins including BSA, HSA, and human gamma-IgG. When Delta lambda = 280 nm, maximum synchronous fluorescence is produced at 290 nm. Under the optimum conditions, the response is linearly proportional to the concentration of proteins. The linear range is 0.1-10 microg ml(-1) for HSA, 0.09-8.0 microg ml(-1) for BSA, and 0.08-15 microg ml(-1) for human gamma-IgG, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of the total protein in human serum samples collected from the hospital and the results are satisfactory.     

Determination of trace chlorine dioxide based on the plasmon resonance scattering of silver nanoparticles

A plasmon resonance scattering (PRS) method for chlorine dioxide is reported based on the oxidization of silver nanoparticles (NPs) by it, in pH 9.1 ammonia-ammonium nitrate buffer solutions. Silver NPs exhibit strong PRS signals at 470nm, and can be oxidized by ClO(2), which results in PRS quenching at 470nm. It was found that the PRS quenching intensity is proportional to the concentration of chlorine dioxide over the range of 0.0011-0.185microg/mL, with a detection limit (3sigma) of 0.00050microg/mL and the correlation coefficient of 0.9995. The method is simple, rapid and cost effective. It was applied to the determination of chlorine dioxide in drinking water, with satisfactory results.     

Development of a method for the determination of ibafloxacin in plasma by HPLC with flourescence detection and its application to a pharmacokinetic study

A simple, rapid, and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method is developed for the determination of ibafloxacin in rabbit plasma. Plasma proteins are precipitated with acetonitrile, and after extraction with methylene chloride followed by desecation, ibafloxacin is determined by reversed-phase chromatography with fluorescence detection exciting at 330 nm and emission at 368 nm. Peaks corresponding to ibafloxacin and the internal standard (salycilic acid) are obtained at 9.8 and 5.2 min, respectively. The method is validated for a limit of quantitation of 10 ng/mL. The intraday relative standard deviation ranges from 4.78-7.15%, and the interday precision ranges from 1.32-4.03%. The method shows linearity for the two calibration curves used (10-100 ng/mL and 100-2000 ng/mL). The procedure described is applied successfully to a pharmacokinetics study of ibafloxacin in rabbits.     

萃取富集-火焰原子吸收光谱法测定食品中痕量银

建立了萃取富集-火焰原子吸收法测定食品中痕量银的新方法.在硫氰酸钾、十六烷基三甲基溴化铵和氯化钠溶液体系中,银离子能被定量萃取到乙酸乙酯中,从而起到富集作用,取乙酸乙酯于火焰原子吸收光谱仪测定其中的银元素含量,提高了测定灵敏度和选择性.结果显示:银在0-200ng/mL内线性良好,r=0.999 3,测定银的灵敏度(特...     

Application of magdala red as a fluorescence probe in the determination of nucleic acids

A fluorescence quenching method was developed for the rapid determination of DNA and RNA using magdala red as fluorescence probe. In weakly acidic medium, the fluorescence of magdala red (lambdaex/lambdaem = 540/555 nm) can be largely quenched by DNA or RNA. The calibration graphs are linear over the range 0.01-1.2 microg/mL for both calf thymus DNA (CT DNA) and salmon DNA (SM DNA), and 0.015-1.0 microg/mL for yeast RNA, respectively. The corresponding detection limits are 6.0 ng/mL for CT DNA, 7.0 ng/mL for SM DNA and 15.0 ng/mL for yeast RNA, respectively. CT DNA could be determined in the presence of 20% (w/w) yeast RNA, and the relative standard deviation of six replicate measurements is 3.18% for 400 ng/mL of CT DNA. Interference from coexisting substances in the determination of DNA was also examined. Real samples were determined with satisfactory results.     

某些芳香族氨基酸作探针荧光猝灭法测定安乃近及其代谢产物

在pH3.2的缓冲介质中,安乃近(ANG)及其代谢产物4-甲氨基安替比林(MAA)、4-乙酰氨基安替比林(AAA)与色氨酸(Trp)、酪氨酸(Tyr)和苯丙氨酸(Phe)等芳香族氨基酸反应并形成结合产物,引起上述氨基酸的荧光发生猝灭,最大猝灭波长分别位于352nm(ANG-Trp体系)、304nm(ANG-Tyr,MAA-Tyr和AAA-Tyr体系)和284nm(ANG-Phe体系).其荧光猝灭值(ΔF)在一定范围内与ANG,MAA和AAA成正比.荧光猝灭反应具有较高灵敏度,对于ANG,MAA和AAA的检出限为13.3ng/mL(ANG-Trp体系)、15.8ng/mL(ANG-Tyr体系)、64.5ng/mL(ANG-Phe体系)、150.0ng/mL(MAA-Tyr体系)和230.8ng/mL(AAA-Tyr体系).实验研究了荧光猝灭反应的适宜条件和影响因素,考察了共存物质的影响,表明方法具有良好的选择性,可用于ANG片剂及其代谢物尿药浓度的快速测定.从吸收光谱的变化、温度的影响以及Stern-Volmer作图,判断该反应为静态猝灭反应,氨基酸和安乃近通过静电引力和芳基堆积作用而形成1:1的复合物.     

Ag(Ⅰ)-EGTA螯合体系共振散射法测定痕量银

在Walpole缓冲介质和十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)溶液中,Ag(Ⅰ)与乙二醇-双-(2-氨基乙基醚)四乙酸(EGTA)可形成较稳定的无色螯合物微粒,使得体系的共振散射信号增强.该螯合物微粒在313 nm处产生1个较强共振散射峰.研究表明,在最佳实验条件下,Ag(Ⅰ)浓度在5.4×10-3～2.7 μg/mL范围内与共振散射强度△I呈较好的线性关系,检出限为0.17 ng/mL.该方法用于废胶片中痕量银的测定,结果较满意.     

A backscattering light detection assembly for sensitive determination of analyte concentrated at the liquid/liquid interface using the interaction of quercetin with proteins as the model system

We report on the construction of a backscattering light (BSL) detection assembly based on detecting angle-dependent light scattering signals, by changing the sample chamber of a common spectrofluorometer. The BSL detection assembly was used to detect, with high sensitivity, the analyte concentrated at the liquid/liquid interface. We applied this assembly to study the interaction of proteins with quercetin in the presence of cationic surfactant. The species resulting from the interaction of quercetin with proteins, when concentrated at the H2O/CCl4 interface, generate enhanced BSL signals characterized at 376.0 nm which were found to be proportional to human serum albumin (HSA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in the range of 1-1250 ng mL(-1) and 2-1250 ng mL(-1), respectively. Limits of determination (3sigma) of 75 and 180 pg mL(-1) are reported for the two proteins.     

Use of 18O3-clodronate as an internal standard for the quantitative analysis of clodronate in human plasma by gas chromatography/electron ionisation mass spectrometry

A sensitive and specific method for the quantitative determination of clodronate in human plasma is presented. The drug was extracted from plasma by anion-exchange chromatography and derivatised to the tetra-tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivative. 18O3-Clodronate was prepared from unlabeled clodronate and used as an internal standard. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) under electron ionisation conditions was used for quantitative measurement of the drug, using m/z 643.16 and 651.17 for target and internal standard, respectively. Calibration graphs were linear within the range of 10-1280 ng/mL plasma. Intra-day precision was 1.8% (10 ng/mL), 0.5% (40 ng/mL), 1.0% (120 ng/mL), 0.5% (200 ng/mL), 0.5% (400 ng/mL) and 2.7% (800 ng/mL) and inter-day variability was found to be 0.7% (10 ng/mL), 1.6% (40 ng/mL), 1.3% (120 ng/mL), 2.3% (200 ng/mL), 2.5% (400 ng/mL) and 1.2% (800 ng/mL). Intra-day accuracy showed deviations of 0.8% (10 ng/mL), 0.8% (40 ng/mL), 0.9% (120 ng/mL), 0.9% (200 ng/mL), 1.9% (400 ng/mL) and 0.3% (800 ng/mL) and intra-day accuracy was of -1.4% (10 ng/mL), 0.0% (40 ng/mL), -0.7% (120 ng/mL), -0.4% (200 ng/mL), -1.2% (400 ng/mL) and -3.3% (800 ng/mL). The stable isotope labeled standard was found to be stable under analysis conditions.     

Catalytic determination of traces of silver(I) using the oxidation of Janus Green with peroxodisulfate.

A method for sensitive and selective determination of silver based on the catalytic effect of silver(I) ion on the oxidation of Janus Green by peroxodisulfate is described. o-Phenanthroline is used as an activator. The rate of the decrease in absorbance of Janus Green (at 615 nm) is proportional to the concentration of silver in the range of 0.3-4.0 ng mL(-1) and 4.0-500.0 ng mL(-1). The theoretical limit of detection was 0.25 ng mL(-1). The method is free from most interferences. The method was applied to the determination of silver in plants (the uptake of silver by plants), in photographic solutions, lake water and several synthetic samples.     

Determination of proteins at nanogram levels with Bordeaux red based on the enhancement of resonance light scattering

A simple, sensitive and selective method was proposed for the determination of proteins by using a resonance light scattering technique. The weak resonance light scattering (RLS) of Bordeaux red (BR) can be enhanced greatly in the pH range 3.87-3.96 by the addition of micro amounts of proteins, resulting in four characteristic peaks in the wavelength range 250-600 nm. At the maximal wavelength of 363 nm, the enhanced RLS is proportional to the concentration of proteins in the range 0.12-10.8 microg ml-1 for bovine serum albumin (BSA) and 0.24-18.0 microg ml-1 for human serum albumin (HSA). The detection limits were 40.0 and 52.9 ng ml-1 for BSA and HSA, respectively. The present method has been applied to the determination of total proteins in human serum, urine and saliva samples. The obtained results are in good agreement with those obtained by the Bradford method with relative standard deviations (R.S.D.) of 0.9-2.3%.