Sensitive Chemiluminescence Assay for Patulin in Apple Juice by Flow Injection

Abstract

A sensitive chemiluminescence (CL) procedure for the determination of patulin by flow injection is described. It was found that patulin inhibits the CL generated from the luminol–dissolved oxygen system significantly. The decrement of chemiluminescence intensity was linear with the patulin concentration over the range from 0.04 to 10.0 ng mL^?1 with a detection limit of 0.01 ng mL^?1 (3σ_noise). At a flow rate of 2.0 mL min^?1, a complete analytical process could be performed within 0.5 min, including sampling and washing, with a relative standard deviation of less than 3.0% (n=5). The proposed method was applied successfully in the determination of patulin in apple juice, and the recovery was between 96.9% and 103.9%.     

Flow‐Injection Chemiluminescence Study of Luminol–Hydrogen Peroxide–Carbendazim System

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A new flow‐injection chemiluminescence (CL) method is described for the determination of carbendazim. The method is based on the CL reaction of luminol and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). Carbendazim can greatly enhance the chemiluminescence intensity in sodium hydroxide–sodium dihydrogen phosphate (NaOH–NaH₂PO₄) medium (pH=12.6). Under the optimum conditions, the linear range for the determination of carbendazim is 2.00×10^?8 to 2.00×10^?6 g mL^?1 with a detection limit (S/N=3) of 7.24×10^?9 g mL^?1. The relative standard deviation is 1.8% for 1.0×10^?7 g mL^?1 carbendazim (n=8). The proposed method has been applied to the determination of carbendazim in tap‐water samples. Furthermore, the possible enhanced CL mechanism is discussed by examining the CL spectra and fluorescence spectra.     

Comparative Study on Three Different Systems of Chemiluminescence Flow‐Injection Determination of Leucogen

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The effects of three systems on the chemiluminescence (CL) intensity have been studied in this paper, such as leucogen–potassium permanganate–rhodamine B, leucogen–cerium (IV)–rhodamine B, and leucogen–luminol–hydrogen peroxide (called system 1, system 2, and system 3, respectively). The mechanism of these reactions is also discussed. Surfactant (CTMAB) has a remarkably sensitive effect on these systems mentioned above. Therefore, three new flow injection chemiluminescence methods for the determination of leucogen have been established. For system 1, the linear range is 8.0×10^?8 to 4.0×10^?5 g mL^?1, with limits of detection 2×10^?8 g mL^?1; the relative standard deviation is 2.5% (n=11, Cs=4.0×10^?6 g mL^?1). For system 2, the linear range is 1.0×10^?8 to 5.0×10^?6 g mL^?1, with limits of detection 3×10^?9 g mL^?1; the relative standard deviation is 5.1% (n=11, Cs=1.0×10^?6 g mL^?1). For system 3, the linear range is 4.0×10^?8 to 2.0×10^?6 g mL^?1, with limits of detection 1×10^?8 g mL^?1; the relative standard deviation is 1.3% (n=11, Cs=1.0×10^?7 g mL^?1). Compared with the three methods above, system 3 is confirmed as the best method. This method has been applied to the determination of leucogen with satisfactory results.     

Automated Flow Injection Method for Monitoring Total Cyanide Concentration in Petroleum Refinery Effluents Using Ninhydrin as Color Reagent

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An automated flow injection system was developed for monitoring cyanide concentration in effluents from petroleum refineries. The method takes advantage of the reaction of cyanide ions with ninhydrin in basic medium in a flow injection system. A linear range of 0.01 to 0.04 µg mL^?1 was obtained with a detection limit of 1.5 ng mL^?1 by using 500 µL sample injection, with an analytical throughput of 30 samples hr^?1, excluding sample pretreatment by distillation if required. Regarding interferences, cyanide can be determined in the presence of 100 mg L^?1 of thyocianate and sulfide, both species normally found in industrial effluents. For total cyanide determination, strong acid distillation is recommended due to the presence of cyano‐metallic complexes in the refinery effluents. The method was validated by analyte addition and results compared with the standard methodology proposed by the American Public Health Association (APHA). The more significant advantage of the proposed method is the lack of use of carcinogenic reagent such as pyridine and psychotropic compound such as barbituric acid, both used in the recommended method by APHA. Thus, the proposed method is really a friendly analytical procedure.     

Multipumping Nitrite Determination in Exhaled Breath Condensate

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A flow system based on multicommutation is proposed for the rapid, clean, and inexpensive determination of nitrites in small volumes of breath condensates. The procedure exploits the colorimetric detection of nitrite with the Griess reagent [0.03% naphthylethylene diamine dihydrochloride (NED), 0.5% sulpfhanilamide, and 3.0% phosphoric acid] in acidic medium at 540 nm correcting the variations of the baseline with measurements at 424 nm. The flow system was designed with a set of solenoid micropumps to minimize sample and reagent consumption and waste generation. The detection limit was estimated as 3.8 ng mL^?1 (99.7% confidence level) with a linear response ranging up to 500 ng mL^?1. The coefficient of variation was estimated as 0.7% for a solution containing 300 ng mL^?1 nitrite (n=9). Approximately 144 determinations can be carried out per hour, consuming only 678.4 µg Griess reagent and generating 1.184 mL of effluent per determination, thus providing an environmentally friendly alternative and a nonexpensive method. The procedure was successfully applied to determine nitrite in breath condensates.     

Silver Nanoparticle Based Analysis of Aminoglycosides

Colorimetric silver nanoparticle sensor was developed for determination of aminoglycosides in milk. Silver nanoparticles were synthesized by using sodium borohydride as reducing agent and sodium dodecyl sulfate as stabilizer. Yellow color of silver turned into orange and red in proportion to the concentrations of analytes. Quantitative analyses were performed by using decrease in absorbance of silver nanoparticles at 394 nm. Linear ranges were 20–60 ng mL^?1, 23–60 ng mL^?1, and 60–100 ng mL^?1 for gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin, respectively. The method was optimized in terms of pH, ionic strength, and time. This simple and validated method was applied to milk samples and pharmaceutical preparations.     

Solid-Phase Extraction Using Polymer-Based Cartridge Modified with 2-(2-benzothiazolylazo)-3-hydroxyphenol for Preconcentration of Uranium(VI) Ions from Water and Real Samples

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A highly sensitive, selective, and rapid method for the determination of ng mL^?1 level of U(VI) based on the rapid reaction of U(VI) with 2-(2-benzothiazolylazo)-3-hydroxyphenol (BTAHP) and the solid-phase extraction of the colored complex with a reversed-phase polymer-based C18 cartridge was developed. The BTAHP reacted with U(VI) to form a violet complex of molar ratio 2:1 [BTAHP to U(VI)] in the presence of 4.0 M of phosphoric acid solution and Triton X-114 medium. This complex was enriched by the solid-phase extraction with a polymer-based C18 cartridge. The enrichment factor of 200 was achieved. The molar absorptivity of the complex is 2.73 × 10⁶ L mol^?1 cm^?1 at 639 nm in the measured solution. The system obeys Beer's law in the range of 2.0–125 ng mL^?1, whereas the optimum concentration range obtained from Ringbom plot was 8.0–115 ng mL^?1. The relative standard deviation for 10-replicates sample of 100 ng mL^?1 level is 1.05%. The detection and quantification limits are 0.6 and 1.98 ng mL^?1 in the original sample. This method was applied to the determination of uranium(VI) in sea, tap, and waste waters, ore standard reference material, soil and sediment samples with good results comparing to the graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS) method.     

Sensitive Detection of Luteolin Using Thioglycolic Acid–Capped Cadmium Telluride/Cadmium Sulphide Quantum Dots as the Fluorescent Probe

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A sensitive and simple method for the determination of luteolin (LTL) was developed based on the fluorescence quenching effect of LTL for thioglycolic acid–capped (TGA-capped) CdTe/CdS quantum dots (QDs). Under optimum conditions, a good linear relationship was obtained from 0.3 to 20.0 µg · mL^?1 with a correlation coefficient of 0.9972, and the detection limit was 7.2 ng · mL^?1. The fluorescence quenching mechanism has been proposed on the basis of electron transfer supported by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption, fluorescence (FL) spectroscopy. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of LTL in commercial capsules and human urine samples. It manifested several advantages such as high sensitivity, short analysis time, low cost, and ease of operation.     

Determination of Montelukast in Plasma Using β − Cyclodextrins Coated on CoFe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> Magnetic Nanoparticles in Luminol–H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript> Chemiluminescence System Optimized by Doehlert Design

A novel chemiluminescence method using β ? cyclodextrins coated on CoFe₂O₄ magnetic nanoparticles is proposed for the chemiluminometric determination of montelukast in plasma. The effect of coated β ? cyclodexterinon CoFe₂O₄ magnetic nanoparticles in the chemiluminescence of luminol–H₂O₂ system was investigated. It was found that β ? cyclodexterin coated on CoFe₂O₄ magnetic nanoparticles could greatly enhance the chemiluminescence of the luminol–H₂O₂ system. Doehlert design was applied in order to optimize the number of experiments to be carried out to ascertain the possible interactions between the parameters and their effects on the chemiluminescence emission intensity. This design was selected because the levels of each variable may vary in a very efficient way with few experiments. Doehlert design and response surface methodology have been employed for optimization pH and concentrations of the components. Results showed under the optimized experimental conditions, the relative CL intensity (ΔI) is increased linearly in the concentration range of 0.003–0.586 μgml^?1 of montelukast with limit of detection (LOD) 1.09 × 10^?4 μgml^?1 at S/N ratio of 3, limit of quantitative (LOQ) 3.59 × 10^?4 μgml^?1 and the relative standard deviation 2_.63 %. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of montelukast in plasma of human body. Results specified that relative chemiluminescence intensity (ΔI) has good proportional with the montelukast concentration with R² = 0.99979. The test of the recovery efficiency for known amounts of montelukast was also performed, the recoveries range obtained from 98.2 to 103.3 %, with RSDs of <4 % indicated that the proposed method was reliable.     

Determination of nitrofurans in feeds based on silver nanoparticle-catalyzed chemiluminescence

A highly sensitive chemiluminescence (CL) method for the determination of nitrofurans (NFs) was developed based on the enhancement of CL intensity of luminol–H₂O₂–NFs system by silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). It was supposed that the oxygen-related radicals of OH and superoxide radical (O₂^?) could be produced when NFs reacted with H₂O₂. Furthermore, the enhancement mechanism was originated from the reinforcer of AgNPs, which could catalyze the generation of the OH radical. Then OH radicals reacted with luminol anion and HO₂^? to form luminol radical (L^?) and O₂^?. The excited state 3-aminophthalate anion was obtained in the reaction of L^? and O₂^?, which was the emitter (luminophor) in the luminol–H₂O₂ CL reaction system and the maximal emission of the CL spectrum was at 425 nm. The experiments of scavenging oxygen-related radicals were done to confirm these reactive oxygen species participated in the CL reaction. The limits of detection (LOD) (S/N=3) were 8×10^?7 g mL^?1 for furacilin, 8×10^?8 g mL^?1 for furantoin, 4×10^?8 g mL^?1 for furazolidone and 2×10^?7 g mL^?1 for furaltadone. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of NFs in feeds and pharmaceutical samples.     

Vortex-Assisted Liquid–Liquid Microextraction for the Determination of Residual Sulfonamides in Meat Samples with Spectrofluorophotometer

A simple and fast extraction termed vortex-assisted liquid–liquid microrextraction coupled with molecular fluorescence spectroscopy has been developed and used for the detection of three sulfonamides (sulfadiazine sodium, sulfamethoxazole, and sulfaguanidine) in the meat samples. In the vortex-assisted liquid–liquid microrextraction method, 400 µL of nonanoic acid was used as extractant and directly injected into 10 mL centrifuge tube containing a derivative, which sulfonamides derived with o-phthaladehyde. And the extraction solvent was dispersed into the water phase under mechanical force with the vortex-mix. The polar side was reduced and the strong fluorescence produced at λ_ex = 295 nm. Variable parameters affecting the derivatization and vortex-assisted liquid–liquid microrextraction procedure were evaluated and optimized. The vortex-mix substituted effect of disperser solvent in this procedure. The limits of detection were 2.0 ng mL^?1 for sulfadiazine sodium and sulfamethoxazole, 0.5 ng mL^?1 for sulfaguanidine with the relative standard deviations of the method ranging from 2.5% to 6.1%. And the calibration graph was linear from 5 to 5000 ng mL^?1 with coefficient of determinations more than 0.9995. Recoveries of the three sulfonamides on spiked meat samples at different levels were 92.2–102.5%. Finally, the method has been successfully applied to the determination of sulfonamides from meat samples.     

Flow Injection Kinetic Spectrophotometric Determination of Cerium Based on the Decolorization Reaction Between Arsenazo III and Cerium (IV)

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Trace amounts of cerium were analyzed by flow injection kinetic spectrophotometry, based on the decolorization reaction between arsenazo III and Ce(IV) in sulfuric acid medium at room temperature. The absorbance difference (ΔA) of decolorization was linear with the concentration of Ce(IV). The flow injection technique was used to precisely control the timing. Under the optimum conditions, the determination of Ce(IV) in the range 0.0–8.0 µg mL^?1 with a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.9982, the regression equation was ΔA = 0.0014 + 0.0406c (µg mL^?1). The detection limit (3σ) of 0.2 µg mL^?1 was achieved at a sampling frequency of 60 h^?1. The proposed method was applied to the analyses of Ce in soil successfully.     

Cloud-Point Extraction and Spectrophotometric Determination of Trace Quantities of Bismuth in Environmental Water and Biological Samples

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A cloud-point extraction (CPE) process using the nonionic surfactant Triton X-114 to extract bismuth from aqueous solutions was investigated. The method is based on the complexation reaction of Bi(III) with 4-(2-benzothiazolylazo)2,2′-biphenyldiol (BTABD) and micelle-mediated extraction of the complex. The optimal extraction and reaction conditions (e.g., pH, reagent concentration, surfactant concentration, and effect of time) were studied. The analytical characteristics of the method (e.g., linear range, molar absorptivity, Sandell sensitivity, optimum Ringbom concentration ranges, limits of detection and quantification, preconcentration factor, and improvement factors) were obtained. Linearity was obeyed in the range of 2.50–85.0 ng mL^?1 of Bi(III) ion. The detection limit of the method was 0.75 ng mL^?1 of Bi(III) ion. The interference effect of some anions and cations was also tested. The method was applied to the determination of bismuth in environmental water, human hair, and urine samples.     

Determination of Nucleic Acids Sensitized by Emulsifier OP‐micelle Using Ethyl Rhodamine B as a Resonance Light‐Scattering Probe

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The resonance light scattering (RLS) spectra of ethyl rhodamine B with nucleic acid (calf thymus DNA and herring sperm DNA) have been studied. The effective factors and the optimum conditions have been studied, and the enhanced intensity of RLS is in proportion to the concentration of nucleic acids in the range 0～5.00 µg mL^?1 for calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) and 0～3.50 µg mL^?1 for herring sperm DNA (hsDNA). The limits of detection are 3.42 and 3.14 ng mL^?1, respectively. Based on this, a RLS method for the determination of nucleic acids sensitized by emulsifier OP‐micelle was accordingly established. The binding mode concerning the interactions of ethyl rhodamine B with nucleic acids was also studied, and this method has good selectivity and high sensitivity and it has been applied to the determination of DNA in synthetic samples and real samples with satisfactory results.     

The Mineral Content of Rhizona cyperi after Microwave-Assisted Digestion and Determination by AAS

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Rhizoma cyperi (tuberal part of Cyperus rotundus Linn) obtained from 15 different zones of China was studied to determine the contents of 16 trace elements such as 4 minor (Ca, K, Mg, and Na), 9 trace (Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, V, and Zn), and 3 toxic (Ag, Cd, and Pb) elements. The concentration determination of 16 elements was performed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) after microwave-assisted digestion. A microwave-assisted digestion procedure based on the mixture nitric acid–hydrogen peroxide was evaluated. The method was successfully validated with the good recoveries (97–105%) against CRM GBW07603 (bush twigs and leaves). The calibration curve furnished good linear correlation coefficients (r = 0.9956–0.9999), excellent recoveries (99.35–103.7%), and limits of detection (LOD = 1–50 ng·mL^?1) suitable to determine in Rhizoma cyperi. The results showed that K, Ca, Mg, and Na were the most abundant of the major elements in Rhizoma cyperi with average concentrations of K, 26,221 µg·g^?1; Ca, 1097 µg·g^?1; Mg, 714 µg·g^?1, and Na, 293 µg·g^?1, respectively. K element was determined for the first time in this plant.     

Automated Online Preconcentration System for the Determination of Trace Amounts of Lead Using Pb‐Selective Resin and Inductively Coupled Plasma–Atomic Emission Spectrometry

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An automated sequential‐injection online preconcentration system was developed for the determination of lead by inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrometry (ICP‐AES). The preconcentration of lead was performed with a minicolumn containing a lead‐selective resin, Analig Pb‐01, which was installed between a selection and a switching valve. In an acidic condition (pH 1), lead could be adsorbed on the resin. The concentrated lead was afterward eluted with 25 µL of 0.06 M nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) solution (pH 9) and was subsequently transported into the nebulizer of ICP‐AES for quantification. The selectivity of the resin toward lead was examined using a solution containing a mixture of 61 elements. When a sample volume of 5 mL was used, the quantitative collection of lead (≥97%) was achieved, along with an enrichment factor of 19, a sampling frequency of 12 samples hr^?1, a detection limit of 70 pg mL^?1, and a lowest quantification limit of 100 pg mL^?1. The linear dynamic range was 0.1 to 5 ng mL^?1, and the relative standard deviation (n=9) was 0.5% at a 5 ng mL^?1 Pb level. The detection limit of 30 pg mL^?1 and lowest quantification limit of 50 pg mL^?1 could be achieved when 10 mL of sample volume was used. The accuracy of the proposed method was validated by determining lead in the standard reference material of river water (SLRS‐4), and its applicability to the determination of lead in environmental river water samples was demonstrated.     

UV–Vis Spectrophotometric Determination of Mercury Based on Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Enhanced Hollow-Fiber Liquid-Phase Microextraction

A novel method based on the enhancement effect of room temperature ionic liquids for hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction trace amounts of mercury combined with UV–Vis spectrophotometry for the determination of Hg was developed. The addition of room temperature ionic liquids led to 6.0 times improvement in the determination of mercury. Under optimized conditions, an enrichment factor of 120 could be obtained, and the detection limit for Hg was 0.2 ng mL^?1. The relative standard deviations for five replicate determinations of 20 ng mL^?1 Hg(II) was 5.4%. The proposed method was successfully applied to certified reference materials and environmental water samples with satisfactory results for the determination of Hg.     

Determination of Silver by Chemical Vapor Generation with In Situ Trapping Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

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The hyphenation of chemical vapor generation with an integrated atom trap system for flame atomic absorption spectrometry (CVG-IAT-FAAS) was evaluated for determination of silver in real samples (coal fly ash, sediment, and nickel alloy). The volatile species of silver were formed by reaction with sodium tetrahydroborate(III) in the presence of nitric acid. A new CVG-IAT-FAAS design (versus a water-cooled single silica tube, double-slotted quartz tube) significantly improved the sensitivity and detection limits compared with conventional flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) for determination of silver. The concentration limit of detection was 0.7 ng mL^?1 for Ag. The overall efficiency of the vapor generation process was estimated to be ca. 12%. For a 2 min in situ preconcentration time, sensitivity was enhanced 143-fold for Ag using the vapor generation atom trapping technique, compared to conventional FAAS. Sensitivity can be further improved by increasing the collection time. The precision of measurement at 10 ng mL^?1 of Ag was 10% RSD. The accuracy of this method was validated by analyses of NRC GBW 07302 (Stream Sediment), BCS CRM No. 346 (Nickel Alloy), NIST SRM 2710 (Montana Soil), NRCC LUTS-1 (Lobster Hepatopancreas), and NIST SRM 1643e (Trace Element in Water) certified reference materials. The measured Ag contents in these five reference materials were in satisfactory agreement with the certified values (spanning the range of 0.066–35 µg g^?1).     

Binding Study of Phenformin with Bovine Serum Album Using a Combined Technique of Equilibrium Dialysis with Flow-Injection Chemiluminescence Detection

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The interaction between phenformin hydrochloride and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by the methods of chemiluminescence combined with equilibrium dialysis technique. A novel N-bromosuccinimide (NBS)–eosin Y (EY) chemiluminescence (CL) method was established for the determination of phenformin. The mechanism of this chemiluminescence system was proposed. Optimization studies were performed to determine the phenformin. Under the optimal conditions, the CL intensity was linear for a phenformin concentration over the range of 4.6 × 10^?8 to 5.0 × 10^?5 g/mL. The detection limit was 1.5 × 10^?8 g/mL. The data obtained by the present equilibrium dialysis–CL system were analyzed using the Klotz plot and the Scatchard analysis. The results showed that the Klotz plot and the Scatchard plot are linear with good correlation coefficient, indicating that the phenformin has only one type of binding site on BSA. The binding parameters were the number of the binding sites n (1.02) and the estimated association constant K (2.66 × 10⁴ L/mol). The chemiluminescence system combined with equilibrium dialysis developed in this work demonstrated its use for determination of interaction between drug and protein by using relatively simple instrument.