A comparison of inductively coupled argon plasma atomic emission spectrometry and electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry in the determination of copper and zinc in serum

Summary A comparison of performance characteristics of ICAP-AES and ETA-AAS experienced in analyzing Cu and Zn in blood serum is described. Accuracy and precision were evaluated by a statistical procedure permitting graphical representation of the results. It was concluded that ETA-AAS is very suitable for monitoring and screening purposes in toxicology and clinical chemistry whereas ICAP-AES is to be preferred when more precise determinations are required.

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Vergleich von AES mit induktiv gekuppeltem Argonplasma und AAS mit elektrothermischer Atomisierung für den Fall der Kupfer- und Zinkbestimmung im Serum

Zusammenfassung Die Leistungsfähigkeit der beiden Methoden wurde verglichen, wobei Richtigkeit und Reproduzierbarkeit statistisch mit graphischer Darstellung der Ergebnisse ausgewertet wurden. Als Schlußfolgerung ergab sich, daß sich die ETA-AAS als Überwachungs- und Screeningverfahren in der Toxikologie und klinischen Chemie eignet, während für höhere Präzision die ICAP-AES vorzuziehen ist.

     

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A new chemical probe for the detection of the cancer-linked galectin-3

A chemical probe was developed for the detection of the emerging cancer marker galectin-3. The probe contains a benzophenone moiety which covalently attaches itself to the protein upon binding and irradiation. Introduction of a fluorescent label via'click' chemistry allows the labelled proteins to be visualized in a gel. With the probe, selective visualization of galectin-3 in protein mixtures was shown and remarkably even in cell lysates.     

Development and validation of an HPLC-method for the determination of alkaloids in the stem bark extract of Nauclea pobeguinii

A new method was developed and validated for the quantification of strictosamide in the extract of the stem bark of Nauclea pobeguinii. This plant belongs to the Rubiaceae family and is widely used in the African traditional medicine against malaria and malaria-like symptoms. Alkaloids are suspected to be responsible for the antimalarial activity. One of these alkaloids is strictosamide, already reported to be the major constituent in the root bark of this plant. Because strictosamide was not commercially available another alkaloid, ajmalicine HCl, with comparable properties was used as a secondary standard. The samples of the dried 80% ethanol extract from the stem bark of N. pobeguinii were purified on C(18) solid phase extraction cartridges and analysed using HPLC-UV. The strictosamide used for the validation of the correction factor for response was isolated and purified by means of preparative HPLC and TLC. Although the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) of 2.6% was still acceptable, the response factor was determined for every analysis based on the ratio of the peak area of strictosamide compared to the peak area of ajmalicine HCl in a concentration of 0.01 mg/ml. The precision of the method according to the time and the concentration, had a R.S.D. value of 2.2% and 2.6%, respectively. The recovery of the method was 92.2% (R.S.D. of 9.4%) which was acceptable. The method has been proven to be suitable for the determination of alkaloids in the extract of the stem bark of N. pobeguinii, according to the ICH guidelines on the validation of analytical methods.