scholarly journals General Applicability of High-Resolution Continuum-Source Graphite Furnace Molecular Absorption Spectrometry to the Quantification of Oligopeptides Using the Example of Glutathione

Analytica ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-35
Author(s):  
Daniel Baecker ◽  
Sebastian Guenther

This communication introduces the first-time application of high-resolution continuum-source molecular absorption spectrometry (HR CS MAS) for the quantification of a peptide. The graphite furnace technique was employed and the tripeptide glutathione (GSH) served as a model compound. Based on measuring sulfur in terms of carbon monosulfide (CS), a method was elaborated to analyze aqueous solutions of GSH. The most prominent wavelength of the CS molecule occurred at 258.0560 nm and was adduced for monitoring. The methodological development covered the optimization of the pyrolysis and vaporization temperatures. These were found optimally to be 250 °C and 2250 °C, respectively. Moreover, the effect of modifiers (zirconium, calcium, magnesium, palladium) on the absorption signals was investigated. The best results were obtained after permanent coating of the graphite tube with zirconium (total amount of 400 μg) and adding a combination of palladium (10 µL, 10 g L−1) and calcium (2 µL, 1 g L−1) as a chemical modifier to the probes (10 µL). Aqueous standard samples of GSH were used for the calibration. It showed a linear range of 2.5–100 µg mL−1 sulfur contained in GSH with a correlation coefficient R2 > 0.997. The developed method exhibited a limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of 2.1 µg mL−1 and 4.3 µg mL−1 sulfur, respectively. The characteristic mass accounted for 5.9 ng sulfur. The method confirmed the general suitability of MAS for the analysis of an oligopeptide. Thus, this study serves as groundwork for further development in order to extend the application of classical atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS).

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5493
Author(s):  
Andrzej Gawor ◽  
Andrii Tupys ◽  
Anna Ruszczyńska ◽  
Ewa Bulska

Nowadays growing attention is paid to the control of fluorine content in samples of biological origin as it is present in the form of various biologically active organic compounds. Due to the chemically-rich matrix of biological tissues, the determination of fluorine becomes a very difficult task. Furthermore, a required complex sample preparation procedure makes the determination of the low contents of F by ion chromatography UV-Vis or ion-selective electrodes not possible. High-resolution continuum source graphite furnace molecular absorption spectrometry (HR-CS GF MAS) seems to be the best option for this purpose due to its high robustness to matrix interferences, especially in the presence of carefully selected modifiers. In this work the possibility of quantitative F determination in water and animal tissues was examined by measuring the molecular absorption of gallium monofluoride (GaF) at 211.248 nm with the use of a commercially available HR-CS GF MAS system. Experimental conditions for the sensitive and precise determination of fluorine were optimized, including the time/temperature program as well as addition of gallium and modifier mixture in combined mode. Under these conditions the fluoride present in the sample was stabilized up to 600 °C, and the optimum vaporization temperature for GaF was 1540 °C. Palladium and zirconium deposited onto the graphite surface served as solid modifiers; sodium acetate and ruthenium modifiers were added directly to the sample. The limit of detection and the characteristic mass of the method were 0.43 μg/L and 8.7 pg, respectively. The proposed procedure was validated by the use of certified reference materials (CRMs) of lake water and animal tissue; the acceptable recovery was obtained, proving that it can be applied for samples with a similar matrix.


Talanta ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 227-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Lourena da S. Medeiros ◽  
Sidnei Oliveira Souza ◽  
Rennan Geovanny Oliveira Araújo ◽  
Djalma Ribeiro da Silva ◽  
Tatiane de A. Maranhão

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 2280-2287
Author(s):  
Melina B. T. Zanatta ◽  
Flávio V. Nakadi ◽  
Martin Resano ◽  
Márcia A. M. S. da Veiga

Calcium isotope determination in urine samples by HR CS GFMAS via CaF molecules. pH is a factor to consider guaranteeing the efficacy of CaF formation. Due to Cl interference, Ca should be separated from solutions by precipitation with (NH4)2C2O4.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 2305-2314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiza Carolina Pomarolli ◽  
Márcia Andréia Mesquita Silva da Veiga ◽  
Martín Resano ◽  
Flávio Venâncio Nakadi

Study of the occurrence of a molecular interference affecting the determination of phosphorus by the molecular absorption of PO at 213.647 nm using HR CS SS-GF MAS.


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