Voltammetric determination of L-dopa using an electrode modified with trinuclear ruthenium ammine complex (Ru-red) supported on Y-type zeolite

The L-dopa is the immediate precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Unlike dopamine, L-dopa easily enters the central nervous system and is used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. A sensitive and selective method is presented for the voltammetric determination of L-dopa in pharmaceutical formulations using a carbon paste electrode modified with trinuclear ruthenium ammine complex [(NH₃)₅Ru^IIIORu^IV(NH₃)₄ORu^III(NH₃)₅]⁶⁺ (Ru-red) incorporated in NaY zeolite. The parameters which influence on the electrode response (paste composition, potential scan rate, pH and interference) were also investigated. The optimum conditions were found to an electrode composition (m/m) of 25% zeolite containing 6.7% Ru, 50% graphite and 25% mineral oil in acetate buffer at pH 4.8. Voltammetric peak currents showed a linear response for L-dopa concentration in the range between 1.2×10⁻⁴ and 1.0×10⁻² mol l⁻¹ (r=0.9988) with a detection limit of 8.5×10⁻⁵ mol l⁻¹. The variation coefficient for a 1.0×10⁻³ mol l⁻¹ L-dopa (n=10) was 5.5%. The results obtained for L-dopa in pharmaceutical formulations (tablet) was in agreement with compared official method. In conclusion, this study has illustrated that the proposed electrode modified with Ru-red incorporated zeolite is suitable valuable for selective measurements of L-dopa.     

蘑菇组织催化氧化-流动注射荧光法测定去甲肾上腺素和左旋多巴

研究发现富含多酚氧化酶的蘑菇组织可催化溶解氧氧化去甲肾上腺素和左旋多巴在碱性条件下生成具有强荧光的三羟基和二羟基吲哚类物质 ,建立了以蘑菇组织柱为酶反应器的去甲肾上腺素和左旋多巴的流通式荧光分析法 .该法对去甲肾上腺素和左旋多巴响应的线性范围分别为 6× 10 -8～ 1× 10 -5g·mL-1和 3× 10 -8～ 1× 10 -5g·mL-1,检测限分别为 2×10 -8g·mL-1和 1× 10 -8g·mL-1( 3S/k) .该组织反应器可连续使用 14d ,对 1× 10 -7g·mL-1去甲肾上腺素和 1× 10 -7g·mL-1左旋多巴测定的相对标准偏差 (R .S .D .)均小于 3 % (n =11) .详细研究了常见离子和抗氧化剂对本体系的干扰情况 .将该体系用于药物制剂中去甲肾上腺素和左旋多巴含量的测定 ,结果与药典标准方法测得值一致 .实验结果证明了方法的可行性和可靠性     

电生次氯酸根流动注射化学发光法测定L-多巴

将恒电流电解产生ClO~-与流动注射化学发光分析法结合,基于L多巴对ClO~-Luminol体系化学发光的抑制作用,建立了测定L多巴流动注射化学发光新分析法.该法测定L多巴的检出限为8×10~(-10)g/mL,线性范围为2×10~(-9)～1×10~(-7)g/mL,相对标准偏差为3.0%.该法具有简单、快速、灵敏的特点,应用于药片中L多巴的测定,结果满意.     

6,7-二氧代-4-芳胺香豆素的设计、合成及分子对接研究

茶酚-氧位-甲基转移(COMT)酶抑制剂在治疗帕金森病中起到重要作用.通过对现有COMT酶抑制剂托卡朋和恩托卡朋结构与活性关系分析,推断含有儿茶酚结构的香豆素类化合物可能具有潜在的COMT酶抑制活性,因此设计合成了一类新型的6,7-二氧代-4-芳胺香豆素,通过理论计算,研究了此类化合物对COMT酶抑制活性.结果表明,设计的10种6,7-二氧代-4-芳胺香豆素与COMT酶的对接效果均较好,其中具有甲氧基乙基保护的儿茶酚结构化合物6,7-二[2-(甲氧基)乙氧]-4-(苯胺)香豆素(6b4)和6,7-二[2-(甲氧基)乙氧]-4-[(3-乙炔基)苯胺]香豆素(6b5)与COMT酶的对接效果尤为显著.     

Synthesis and properties of neutral gadolinium and technetium-99m-labeled complexes

Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic di(L-dopa ethyl ester) ligand (DTPA-2LDEE) was synthesized by reaction between diethylenetriaminepentaacetic dianhydride (DTPAA) and L-dopa ethyl ester (LDEE). This ligand reacted with gadolinium chloride and sodium pertechnetate to make the corresponding neutral gadolinium complex Gd-DTPA-2LDEE and technetium-99m-labeled complex ^99mTc-DTPA-2LDEE, respectively. The ligand and complexes were characterized and their properties in vitro and in vivo were also evaluated. Gd-DTPA-2LDEE possessed higher relaxation effectiveness and lower cytotoxicity to human hepatoma HepG-2 cells than Gd-DTPA. ^99mTc-DTPA-2LDEE had enhanced single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) signal enhancements of the kidneys in rats and provided longer duration time than that of ^99mTc-DTPA. Therefore, ^99mTc-DTPA-2LDEE can be selectively excreted by the kidneys and used as a potential radioactive probe in SPECT.     

5株细菌产L-多巴黑色素的比较研究

对5株细菌所产黑色素的物理和化学性质及发酵进行了比较研究。结果表明：尽管这些不同来源的黑色素在理化性质上存在一定差异，但它们的基本框架结构及主要基团是一致的，且在发酵过程中都检测到L-多巴，说明它们都属于多巴类黑色素；不同菌株在同一条件下和同一菌株在不同条件下发酵黑色素的产量差别很大。其中WS和H2的黑色素产量可分别达到1720mg／L和1040mg／L，有进一步开发成为工业发酵生产黑色素应用菌株的潜力。     

Determination of Phenolic Sympathetic Stimulants in Pharmaceuticals by Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection

Abstract

A highly sensitive and selective instrument system combining pellicular cation exchange chromatography with thin layer electrochemistry is applied to the analysis of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Procedures are described for phenolic sympathetic amines in solid and liquid preparations. Satisfactory quantitation is achieved on the nanogram level with minimum sample manipulation and without need for any chemical reagents. Great advantage is demonstrated over previously described colorimetric, fluorometric, and gas chromatographic procedures.     

Encapsulation of L-dopa and catechol in bovine serum albumin nanocarrier using desolvation method and their in vitro release studies

In the current study, the interaction between L-dopa and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as well as catechol and BSA is investigated separately. In order to achieve the optimum values for encapsulated efficiency (EE), the content of crosslinker/BSA, organic/aqueous phase, drug/BSA, stirring rate, and pH were closely studied taking the advantage of Taguchi method. Particle characterization was carried out using transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering techniques. The most appropriate catechol and L-dopa nanoparticles in the size range of 100 nm and 65 nm, respectively, and at optimized conditions of drug/BSA = 0.1, pH = 7.4, crosslinker/BSA = 0.084, organic/aqueous phase = 4 and stirring rate 400 rpm were obtained. The most favorable EE (encapsulation efficiency) and LC (loading capacity) for L-dopa and catechol was estimated to be 88.1% and 83.6%, respectively, and the calculated LC% was achieved 93.4% and 89.7% for L-dopa and catechol, respectively. The chromatographic analyses results were also found to be in a good agreement with the obtained data for the calculated EE% and LC% values. in vitro release of loaded drugs from nanoparticles in phosphate-buffered saline (pH = 7.4, incubated at 37 ± 0.5°C under stirring rate of 100 rpm) showed the release of 78% catechol and 89% L-dopa during 480 min and 510 min, respectively.     

Application of a Tetraamino Cobalt(II) Phthalocyanine Modified Screen Printed Carbon Electrode for the Sensitive Electrochemical Determination of L-Dopa in Pharmaceutical and Biological Samples

A novel synthesized tetraamino cobalt(II) phthalocyanine monomer was used for the fabrication of a sensor by electrochemical polymerization. A disposable electrochemical sensor based on the use of a screen printed carbon electrode covered with an electropolymerized film of tetraamino cobalt(II) phthalocyanine for the determination of L-dopa in pharmaceutical tablets and biological samples was described. Cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were performed for the characterization of the bare and modified electrode. For the electrochemical detection of L-dopa differential pulse voltammetry was used. The proposed method exhibits a good response towards electrooxidation of L-dopa in the linear concentration range: from 0.1 to 1000.0 μmol L⁻¹ in BRB pH=2.0, with a detection limit of 0.03 μmol L⁻¹ and from 1 to 1000 μmol L⁻¹ in PBS pH=7.4, with a detection limit of 0.33 μmol L⁻¹. Due to the fact that the developed sensor was applied in two different types of real samples, two buffer media were used, BRB pH=2.0 for pharmaceutical and urine samples and PBS pH=7.4 for whole blood samples. The proposed pCoTAPc/SPCE was successfully applied for the determination of L-dopa in pharmaceutical tablets, urine and in whole blood samples with satisfactory results.     

L-Dopa Synthesis on Conducting Polymers

With regards to the synthesis of L-Dopa (l-3,4-dihydroxy phenylalanine) two types of biosensors were designed by immobilizing tyrosinase on conducting polymers; polypyrrole (PPy) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). PPy and PEDOT were synthesized electrochemically and tyrosinase immobilized by entrapment during electropolymerization. The kinetic parameters of the designed biosensors, maximum reaction rate of the enzyme (V_max) and Michaelis Menten constant (K_m) were determined. V_max were found as 0.013 for PPy matrix and 0.041 μ mol/min.electrode for PEDOT matrix. K_m values were determined as 3.7 and 5.2mM for PPy and PEDOT matrices respectively. Calibration curves for enzyme activity vs. substrate concentration were drawn for the range of 0.8 to 2.5 mM L-Tyrosine. Optimum temperature and pH, operational and shelf life stabilities of immobilized enzyme were also examined.