Determination of proteins by fluorescence quenching of Magdala Red

Magdala Red (MR) binding to protein causes a decrease in the fluorescence intensity of MR at 556 nm. Based on this, a new quantitative determination method for proteins is developed. The linear range of this assay is 0.1-4.0 microg ml(-1) of Bovine Serum albumin (BSA). The measurements can be made easily on a common fluorimeter. The reaction between MR and proteins is completed in 1 min, and the fluorescence intensity is stable for at least 2 h. There is little or no interference from amino acids and most metal ions. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of protein in milk powder and soybean milk powder and the results are in agreement with the results by the other methods.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

High-efficiency fluorescence quenching of conjugated polymers by proteins

The fluorescence of the water-soluble anionic conjugated polymer, poly[lithium 5-methoxy-2-(4-sulfobutoxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MBL-PPV), is quenched in dilute aqueous solution by cytochrome c, a small, naturally occurring electron-transfer protein. The large value obtained for the Stern-Volmer constant (K(sv) = 3.2 x 10(8) at pH 7.4, and approximately 10(9) in acidic solutions) is attributed to a combination of two factors: (1) facile ET between the luminescent semiconducting polymer and the protein and (2) the Columb attraction between the oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. This system shows significant potential for biosensor applications.     

荧光熄灭法测定微量氟的研究和应用

在环境监测中微量F~-的分析受到很大的重视.过去采用了分光光度法、离子选择电极法和荧光光度法,前两种方法选择性好,但灵敏度略低;荧光光度法灵敏度较高,可直接测定简单样品中的微量氟.在测定氟的荧光方法中,均是采用荧光熄灭法.此法的特点是灵敏度高,但操作繁琐,很少用于实际样品分析.我们研究了氟的几个新体系,从中筛选出灵敏度高、操作简便的锆-8-羟基喹啉-5-磺酸体系.在水溶液中测定,1μg F~-使体系荧光强度下降68％,与文献报道的体系相比是较高的.本法灵敏度为0.002μgF~-/mL,是测定氟的最灵敏方法之一.     

四溴荧光素荧光猝灭法测定司帕沙星

基于司帕沙星能够猝灭四溴荧光素的荧光且荧光猝灭程度与司帕沙星的量成正比,建立了一种测定微量司帕沙星的方法。在pH3．5的Clark—Lubs缓冲溶液中,四溴荧光素激发波长λex=485nm、发射波长λem=545nm,司帕沙星的质量浓度在0～2．0mg／L范围内符合比耳定律,方法检出限为42．7μg/L。已用于片剂及胶囊中司帕沙星的测定。6次平行测定回收率为93．8％～104．3％,相对标准偏差为1．1％～2．8％。     

Aggregation of rose bengal molecules in solution

Absorption, emission and excitation spectral data support the thesis that rose bengal forms H-type aggregates in water and polar, protic solvents.     

Determination of ceftriaxone by the fluorescence quenching of quantum dots using binding with polyethyleneimine

It is found that antibiotic ceftriaxone reacts with polyethyleneimine in aqueous solutions, probably, with the formation of a noncovalent molecular complex (complex I). The product of hydrolysis of complex I, when heated in an aqueous solution (product II), quenches the fluorescence of CdSe/CdS/ZnS coreshell- shell quantum dots, probably, because of the formation of free thiol groups. A possibility of ceftriaxone determination in aqueous solutions is demonstrated. The performance characteristics of the procedure using a spectrofluorimeter and a photocamera combined with a UV light-emitting diode are close to each other (cmin = 1 × 10^–6 M, RSD = 10%). Na⁺, Ca²⁺, glucose, urea, uric acid, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, and doxycycline produce no analytical signals under the conditions of ceftriaxone determination.     

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.     

荧光淬灭法测定食品中的硼砂残留量

基于硼砂对姜黄素的荧光强度有显著的淬灭作用,建立了一种简单、快速、灵敏的测定食品中硼砂的新方法,选择了最佳实验条件,并将此方法用于面条、茶叶和腐竹中硼砂的测定,平均回收率为99.2%,相对标准偏差为1%。     

四氧杂四烯衍生物荧光熄灭法测定微量草酸

基于草酸对荧光试剂 2 ,2 ,7,7,1 2 ,1 2 ,1 7,1 7 八甲基 2 1 ,2 2 ,2 3,2 4 四氧杂四烯镁 (MgTOE)的荧光熄灭 ,建立了测定微量草酸的荧光分析方法。在pH4.0NaAc HAc缓冲体系中 ,测定的最大激发波长和发射波长分别为 2 4 5nm和2 98nm ,测定草酸浓度的线性范围为 6.1× 1 0 - 6mol/L～ 8.2× 1 0 - 4 mol/L ,检出限为 8 2× 1 0 - 7mol/L。该法已用于人体尿液及菠菜中草酸的含量分析     

Determination of trace amounts of bromide by flow injection/stopped-flow detection technique using kinetic-spectrophotometric method

A simple, sensitive and selective method for the determination of bromide in seawater by using a flow injection/stopped-flow detection technique was examined. The detection system was developed for a new kinetic-spectrophotometric determination of bromide in the presence of chloride matrix without any extraction and/or separation. The detection was based on the kinetic effect of bromide on the oxidation of methylene blue (MB) with hydrogen peroxide in a strongly acidic solution. Large amounts of chloride could enhance the sensitivity of the method as an activator. The decolorisation of the blue color of MB was used for the spectrophotometric determination of bromide at 746 nm. A stopped-flow approach was used to improve the sensitivity of the measurement and provide good linearity of the calibration over the range of 0-3.2 μg ml⁻¹ of bromide. The relative standard deviation was 0.74% for the determination of 2.4 μg ml⁻¹ bromide (n = 5). The detection limit (3σ) was 0.1 μg ml⁻¹ with a sampling frequency of 12 h⁻¹. The influence of potential interfering ions was studied. The proposed method was applied to the determination of bromide in seawater samples and provided satisfactory results.     

A sensitive method for the detection of proteins by high-efficiency fluorescence quenching

A successful method for the detection of electron transfer proteins such as cytochrome c, hemoglobin and myoglobin has been developed based on the fluorescence quenching of semiconductor nanocrystals. High sensitivity and a good linear relationship are obtained.     

Selective quenching of tryptophanyl fluorescence in bovine serum albumin by the iodide ion

Modified Stern-Volmer equation is obeyed by bovine serum albumin (BSA)-iodide system showing selective quenching of tryptophanyl fluorescence of BSA. The fraction of accessible protein fluorescence is 0.56 and the effective Stern-Volmer constant is 290 M^-1 at pH 7.4 in 0.005 M phosphate buffer at 25°C. Collisional quenching is operative both in the BSA -I⁻¹ system and the model system, tryptophan-I⁻¹. It is supported by the observed relationship between the ratio of quenching rate constants (k _q ) and diffusion coefficients and alsok _q with bulk viscosity.     

铽-环丙沙星-SDS敏化荧光猝灭法检测雷公藤红素

在pH=9.26的氨-氯化铵缓冲溶液中,铽Ⅲ与环丙沙星反应形成络合物,而后加入十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)形成了三元体系,其最佳激发、发射波长分别为λex= 330nm、λem=545 nm.在该反应体系中加入适量雷公藤红素溶液,铽Ⅲ与环丙沙星络合物的激发、发射波长位置不变,但荧光强度有规律下降.利用这一现象,建立了测定雷...     

左氧氟沙星-CdS-BSA体系荧光猝灭法测定左氧氟沙星

以六偏磷酸钠为稳定荆,巯基乙酸为修饰剂,水相合成了具有优异光学性质的CdS量子点.利用左氧氟沙星对CdS与牛血清白蛋白复合物的荧光有明显的猝灭作用,在536nm测定其荧光强度.结果表明,体系荧光猝灭程度与左氧氟沙星的浓度在0.2～20μg/mL范围内呈良好的线性关系,r=0.9994,检出限为0.0289μg/mL.方法已用于盐酸左氧氟沙星片剂和胶囊的测定,并与药典方法一致.     

Determination of osmium by the sorption-X-ray fluorescence technique

Sorption of osmium(IV, VI) on complexing sorbents POLYORGS XXIV, POLYORGS 32 M, and POLYORGS 32 V and on the PVA-PGMA-PEPA sorbent from alkaline and hydrochloric acid solutions is studied. It is demonstrated that equilibrium in systems under study is attained within 40 min for the POLYORGS XXIV sorbent and within 2.5 h for the POLYORGS 32 V sorbent and that the sorbents exhibit a sufficiently high sorptive capacity with respect to osmium: from 3.4 to 8 mg of Os(VI) in alkaline solutions and 2.2 mg of Os(IV) in acidic solutions. Optimal conditions of analysis of a concentrate on an EDX-771 energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer are revealed and, on this basis, a sorption-X-ray fluorescence method that provides the determination of osmium in a wide concentration range with the detection limit down to 10^-6% is developed.     

Measurement of glucose using fluorescence quenching

A new spectroscopic procedure for the measurement of glucose concentrations is described which is based on substrate induced quenching (SIQ) of an indicator fluorescence. The method exploits a novel photo reaction between thionine and NADH, the latter being generated due to the reduction of NAD⁺ in an enzymic reaction between glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) and glucose. The observed SIQ data was analysed using an empirical relation. A quenching constant of 1.8×10³ (±100) M⁻¹ is obtained for the substrate induced quenching of thionine by glucose. The reported method, which was investigated over the range 0–1000 μM, offers a glucose detection limit of 2.2 μM. Various applications of the proposed scheme are discussed, including its use to construct a fibre optic biosensor for glucose.