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Kumar H, Obrai S. Ratiometric fluorescent sensing of melatonin based on inner filter effect and smartphone established detection. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 304:123309. [PMID: 37716042 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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Melatonin (MLT) is a crucial neurohormone having inhibitory effects over various types of cancer. In this work, 3,6-Diaminocarbazole (DAC), a fluorescent probe is utilized to detect MLT in a highly sensitive, selective and facile way. The unique feature of present work is that MLT is sensed by ratiometric fluorescent technique based on the inner filter effect (IFE) using DAC at an emission wavelength of 310 nm. As a result, a noticeable change in color from red to cyan is observed and the quantitative analysis of fluorescence signals at these wavelengths are used to detect MLT observing a linear relationship between the ratio of emission intensities and the concentration of MLT over a linear range of 0 to 78 μM. DAC can accurately measure the detailed quantity of MLT with a limit of detection of 30 nM and has proved to be an efficient sensing probe due to its excellent molar absorptivity and high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). Sensing characterization was carried out UV-Vis, steady-state, and time- resolved fluorescence spectroscopic techniques. The smartphone app "RGB colour detector" value has been successfully linked with the considerable detectable color changes of DAC on addition of MLT. HOMO-LUMO have been calculated using DFT with B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level and band gaps of 3.77 eV and 4.91 eV were found for DAC and MLT, respectively. Electrons are not allowed energetically to transfer from MLT to DAC, as is evident from their band gaps. Therefore, IFE can be considered the foremost method in fluorescence quenching of present investigation. The developed sensor was verified by spiking of MLT in human serum.
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- Himanshu Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab 144011, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab 144011, India.
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Endogenous photosensitizers play a critical role in both beneficial and harmful light-induced transformations in biological systems. Understanding their mode of action is essential for advancing fields such as photomedicine, photoredox catalysis, environmental science, and the development of sun care products. This review offers a comprehensive analysis of endogenous photosensitizers in human skin, investigating the connections between their electronic excitation and the subsequent activation or damage of organic biomolecules. We gather the physicochemical and photochemical properties of key endogenous photosensitizers and examine the relationships between their chemical reactivity, location within the skin, and the primary biochemical events following solar radiation exposure, along with their influence on skin physiology and pathology. An important take-home message of this review is that photosensitization allows visible light and UV-A radiation to have large effects on skin. The analysis presented here unveils potential causes for the continuous increase in global skin cancer cases and emphasizes the limitations of current sun protection approaches.
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- Erick L Bastos
- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Sunon P, Ngamchuea K. Methylene blue molecularly imprinted polymer for melatonin determination in urine and saliva samples. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:348. [PMID: 37566143 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05930-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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A highly sensitive and rapid electrochemical sensor was developed for detecting melatonin using a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) with methylene blue as the functional monomer and melatonin as the template. The MIP was synthesized via a simple electropolymerization process that did not require an initiating reagent. The sensor demonstrated good selectivity for melatonin against common interferences such as lactate, cytosine, cytidine, urea, ascorbic acid, creatine, creatinine, serotonin, and tryptophan. Melatonin detection was achieved at a potential of 0.60 V vs. Ag/AgCl with a sensitivity of 138.8 ± 4.7 µA µM‒1 in the linear range 0.097 - 200 µM and a limit of detection of 29 nM (3SB/m). The sensor exhibited excellent reproducibility and repeatability for both within (intra) and between (inter) electrodes (%RSD < 3% for n = 3). The sensor was applied to authentic urine and saliva samples with recoveries of 103 ± 1% and 102 ± 1%, respectively.
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- Pachanuporn Sunon
- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Suranaree, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
- Institute of Research and Development, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Suranaree, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
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- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Suranaree, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand.
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Ray S, Mondal P. Electronic Substitution Effect on the Ground and Excited State Properties of Indole Chromophore: A Computational Study. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202200541. [PMID: 36334020 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Indole, being the main chromophore of amino acid tryptophan and several other biologically relevant molecules like serotonin, melatonin, has prompted considerable theoretical and experimental interest. The current work focuses on the investigation of substitution effect on the ground and excited electronic states of indole using computational quantum chemistry. Having three close-lying excited electronic states, the vibronic coupling effect becomes extremely important yet challenging for the photophysics and photochemistry of indole. Here, we have evaluated the performance of time-dependent density functional theory against available experimental and ab initio results from the literature. The electronic effects on the excited states of indole and indole derivatives e. g. tryptophan, serotonin and melatonin are reported. A bathochromic shift has been observed in the absorption spectrum for the La state. The absorption wavelength increases in the order of indole<tryptophan <serotonin <melatonin. While the contribution of the in-plane small adjacent groups increases the electron density of the indole ring, the out-of-plane long substituent groups have minor effect. The absorption spectra calculated including the vibronic coupling are in good agreement with experiments. These results can be used to estimate the error in photophysical observables of indole derivatives calculated considering indole as a prototypical system.
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- Soumyadip Ray
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences and Technologies, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Karakambadi Road, Mangalam, Tirupati, 517507, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences and Technologies, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Karakambadi Road, Mangalam, Tirupati, 517507, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Alessa H, Saber AL, Althakafy JT. Up-to-date studies regarding the determination of melatonin by chromatographic methods. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2021; 355:e2100378. [PMID: 34842297 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202100378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Melatonin is an indolic compound that has been reported in the literature to exist in human-based samples, vertebrates, vegetables, fruits, and pharmaceutical products. Melatonin is considered a dietary supplement and can regulate circadian rhythms, although it has not been classified as a drug by the US Food and Drug Administration. Several analytical methods have been used for its detection. This study aimed to summarize the recent outcomes of the chromatographic methods such as electrophoretic methods, gas chromatography, and liquid chromatography, which have been used for the determination of melatonin in the last three decades, with the focus on gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography methods.
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- Hussain Alessa
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.,Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Nano-sized FeO@SiO-molecular imprinted polymer as a sorbent for dispersive solid-phase microextraction of melatonin in the methanolic extract of , biological, and water samples. Talanta 2021; 221:121620. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pourhossein M, Shahtaheri SJ, Mazloumi A, Rahimi-Foroushani A, Helmi-Kohneshahri M, Khani HM. Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction for the Determination of Salivary Melatonin as a Biomarker of Circadian Rhythm. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s106193481810009x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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López A, Ortiz F, Doerrier C, Venegas C, Fernández-Ortiz M, Aranda P, Díaz-Casado ME, Fernández-Gil B, Barriocanal-Casado E, Escames G, López LC, Acuña-Castroviejo D. Mitochondrial impairment and melatonin protection in parkinsonian mice do not depend of inducible or neuronal nitric oxide synthases. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183090. [PMID: 28800639 PMCID: PMC5553810 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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MPTP-mouse model constitutes a well-known model of neuroinflammation and mitochondrial failure occurring in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Although it has been extensively reported that nitric oxide (NO●) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of PD, the relative roles of nitric oxide synthase isoforms iNOS and nNOS in the nigrostriatal pathway remains, however, unclear. Here, the participation of iNOS/nNOS isoforms in the mitochondrial dysfunction was analyzed in iNOS and nNOS deficient mice. Our results showed that MPTP increased iNOS activity in substantia nigra and striatum, whereas it sharply reduced complex I activity and mitochondrial bioenergetics in all strains. In the presence of MPTP, mice lacking iNOS showed similar restricted mitochondrial function than wild type or mice lacking nNOS. These results suggest that iNOS-dependent elevated nitric oxide, a major pathological hallmark of neuroinflammation in PD, does not contribute to mitochondrial impairment. Therefore, neuroinflammation and mitochondrial dysregulation seem to act in parallel in the MPTP model of PD. Melatonin administration, with well-reported neuroprotective properties, counteracted these effects, preventing from the drastic changes in mitochondrial oxygen consumption, increased NOS activity and prevented reduced locomotor activity induced by MPTP. The protective effects of melatonin on mitochondria are also independent of its anti-inflammatory properties, but both effects are required for an effective anti-parkinsonian activity of the indoleamine as reported in this study.
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- Ana López
- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CIBERfes, Ibs.Granada, Complejo Hospitalario de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBERfes, Ibs.Granada, Complejo Hospitalario de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBERfes, Ibs.Granada, Complejo Hospitalario de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, and Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBERfes, Ibs.Granada, Complejo Hospitalario de Granada, Granada, Spain
- UGC de Laboratorios Clínicos, Complejo Hospitalario de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Martins LG, Khalil NM, Mainardes RM. Application of a validated HPLC-PDA method for the determination of melatonin content and its release from poly(lactic acid) nanoparticles. J Pharm Anal 2017; 7:388-393. [PMID: 29404064 PMCID: PMC5790749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Melatonin is a natural hormone and with the advancement of age its production declines and thereby may result in some neurological disorders. Exogenous administration of melatonin has been suggested as a neuroprotective agent. Due to its low oral bioavailability, the loading of melatonin in polymeric nanoparticles could be an important tool to effectively use exogenous melatonin. The quantification of the incorporated drug within polymeric nanoparticles is an important step in nanoparticles characterization. An analytical method using high performance liquid chromatography equipped with photodiode array detector (HPLC-PDA) was developed and validated for melatonin determination in poly (lactic acid) nanoparticles obtained by a single emulsion-solvent evaporation technique. The melatonin in vitro release profile also was determined by the HPLC method. Mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile: water (65:35, v/v) pumped at a flow rate of 0.9 mL/min, in the isocratic mode and PDA detector was set at 220 nm. The method was validated in terms of the selectivity, linearity, precision, accuracy, robustness, limits of detection and quantification. Analytical curve was linear over the concentration range of 10–100 μg/mL, and limits of detection and quantification were 25.9 ng/mL and 78.7 ng/mL, respectively. The mean recovery for melatonin was 100.47% (RSD = 1.25%, n = 9). In the intra- and inter-assay, the coefficient of variation was less than 2%. Robustness was proved performing changes in mobile phase, column temperature and flow rate. The method was suitable for the determination of melatonin encapsulation efficiency in poly(lactic acid) nanoparticles and for the evaluation of melatonin in vitro release profile.
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- Leiziani Gnatkowski Martins
- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTRO, Rua Simeão Camargo Varela de Sá 03, 85040-080 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTRO, Rua Simeão Camargo Varela de Sá 03, 85040-080 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTRO, Rua Simeão Camargo Varela de Sá 03, 85040-080 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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Oladi E, Mohamadi M, Shamspur T, Mostafavi A. Spectrofluorimetric determination of melatonin in kernels of four different Pistacia varieties after ultrasound-assisted solid-liquid extraction. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2014; 132:326-329. [PMID: 24878439 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Melatonin is normally consumed to regulate the body's biological cycle. However it also has therapeutic properties, such as anti-tumor, anti-aging and protects the immune system. There are some reports on the presence of melatonin in edible kernels such as walnuts, but the extraction of melatonin from pistachio kernels is reported here for the first time. For this, the methanolic extract of pistachio kernels was exposed to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis which confirmed the presence of melatonin. A fluorescence-based method was applied for the determination of melatonin in different extracts. When excited at λ=275 nm, the fluorescence emission intensity of melatonin was measured at λ=366 nm. Ultrasound-assisted solid-liquid extraction was used for the extraction of melatonin from pistachio kernels prior to fluorimetric determination. To achieve the highest extraction recovery, the main parameters affecting the extraction efficiency such as extracting solvent type and volume, temperature, sonication time and pH were evaluated. Under the optimized conditions, a linear dependence of fluorescence intensity on melatonin concentration was observed in the range of 0.0040-0.160 μg mL(-1), with a detection limit of 0.0036 μg mL(-1). This method was applied successfully for measuring and comparing the melatonin content in the kernels of four different varieties of Pistacia including Ahmad Aghaei, Akbari, Kalle Qouchi and Fandoghi. In addition, the results obtained were compared with those obtained using GC/MS. A good agreement was observed indicating the reliability of the proposed method.
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- Elham Oladi
- Department of Chemistry, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran; Young Research Society, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran; Young Research Society, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran; Phytochemistry Groups, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran; Phytochemistry Groups, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
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Talebianpoor M, Khodadoust S, Rozbehi A, Akbartabar Toori M, Zoladl M, Ghaedi M, Mohammadi R, Hosseinzadeh A. Application of optimized dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for determination of melatonin by HPLC–UV in plasma samples. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2014; 960:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Markantonis SL, Tsakalozou E, Paraskeva A, Staikou C, Fassoulaki A. Melatonin Pharmacokinetics in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Healthy Female Volunteers. J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 48:240-5. [DOI: 10.1177/0091270007311112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lin L, Meng T, Liu T, Zheng Z. Increased melatonin may play dual roles in the striata of a 6-hydroxydopamine model of Parkinson's disease. Life Sci 2013; 92:311-6. [PMID: 23333823 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2013.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2012] [Revised: 12/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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AIMS To investigate dynamic changes and roles of melatonin (MLT) in the striata of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-treated rats. MAIN METHODS A Parkinson's disease (PD) rat was established by a unilateral injection of 6-OHDA into the right substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and the right medial forebrain bundle (MFB) to achieve a complete lesion of the ipsilateral nigrostriatal DA system. Dialysates were collected in the lesioned striatum at different time intervals by in vivo microdialysis. In addition, both contralateral and ipsilateral striatum tissues were collected at two time intervals (10:00 and 22:00 h) at 3 and 6 weeks after lesioning. The levels of DA, 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA) in the dialysates, as well as MLT in the dialysates and tissues were determined using HPLC. KEY FINDINGS The dialysate contents of DA, DOPAC and HVA in the lesioned striatum were significantly decreased (P<0.001) in comparison with those in the controls or in the unlesioned side 3 weeks after lesioning while the extracellular level of MLT in the lesioned striatum in these corresponding time intervals distinctly increased when compared with those in the controls (P<0.05). The tissue MLT contents increased in the bilateral striata in different degrees at 6 weeks post-lesion (P<0.05). Moreover, increased MLT levels correlate well with rotations or DA changes in the lesioned striatum. SIGNIFICANCE These data suggest that 6-OHDA lesion manipulates the MLT secretion pattern. Increased striatal MLT level by a unilateral intracerebral injection of 6-OHDA may play dual roles in the progression of PD in rats.
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- Ling Lin
- Research Center of Neurobiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China
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Al-Omary FAM. Melatonin: comprehensive profile. PROFILES OF DRUG SUBSTANCES, EXCIPIENTS, AND RELATED METHODOLOGY 2013; 38:159-226. [PMID: 23668405 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407691-4.00005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This chapter includes the aspects of melatonin. The drug is synthesized in the pineal gland starting from tryptophane or synthetically by using indole as starting material. Melatonin has been used as an adjunct to interleukin-2 therapy for malignant neoplasms, as contraceptive, in the management of various forms of insomnia, to alleviate jet lag following long flights, and finally as free radical scavenger and hence as an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory. The chapter discusses the drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics and presents various method of analysis of this drug such as biological analysis, spectroscopic analysis, and chromatographic techniques of separation. It also discusses its physical properties such as solubility characteristics, X-ray powder diffraction pattern, and thermal methods of analysis. The chapter is concluded with a discussion on its biological properties such as activity, toxicity, and safety.
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- Fatmah A M Al-Omary
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and ultra-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of indoleamine neurotransmitters and their metabolites in sea lamprey plasma. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 721:147-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Venegas C, García JA, Escames G, Ortiz F, López A, Doerrier C, García-Corzo L, López LC, Reiter RJ, Acuña-Castroviejo D. Extrapineal melatonin: analysis of its subcellular distribution and daily fluctuations. J Pineal Res 2012; 52:217-27. [PMID: 21884551 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.2011.00931.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 433] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We studied the subcellular levels of melatonin in cerebral cortex and liver of rats under several conditions. The results show that melatonin levels in the cell membrane, cytosol, nucleus, and mitochondrion vary over a 24-hr cycle, although these variations do not exhibit circadian rhythms. The cell membrane has the highest concentration of melatonin followed by mitochondria, nucleus, and cytosol. Pinealectomy significantly increased the content of melatonin in all subcellular compartments, whereas luzindole treatment had little effect on melatonin levels. Administration of 10 mg/kg bw melatonin to sham-pinealectomized, pinealectomized, or continuous light-exposed rats increased the content of melatonin in all subcellular compartments. Melatonin in doses ranging from 40 to 200 mg/kg bw increased in a dose-dependent manner the accumulation of melatonin on cell membrane and cytosol, although the accumulations were 10 times greater in the former than in the latter. Melatonin levels in the nucleus and mitochondria reached saturation with a dose of 40 mg/kg bw; higher doses of injected melatonin did not further cause additional accumulation of melatonin in these organelles. The results suggest some control of extrapineal accumulation or extrapineal production of melatonin and support the existence of regulatory mechanisms in cellular organelles, which prevent the intracellular equilibration of the indolamine. Seemingly, different concentrations of melatonin can be maintained in different subcellular compartments. The data also seem to support a requirement of high doses of melatonin to obtain therapeutic effects. Together, these results add information that assists in explaining the physiology and pharmacology of melatonin.
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- Carmen Venegas
- Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Contralateral Retinal Dopamine Decrease and Melatonin Increase in Progression of Hemiparkinsonium Rat. Neurochem Res 2012; 37:1050-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0706-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Revised: 12/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wang AQ, Wei BP, Zhang Y, Wang YJ, Xu L, Lan K. An ultra-high sensitive bioanalytical method for plasma melatonin by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry using water as calibration matrix. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2011; 879:2259-64. [PMID: 21727044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2011.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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For the endogenous substances with an ultra-low level in biological fluids, such as melatonin, the blank biological matrix is obviously not "blank". This problem leads to a serious issue of the bioanalytical methods development and validation by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). This work developed and validated an ultra-high sensitive bioanalytical method for plasma melatonin by LC-MS/MS using water as calibration matrix. The lower limit of quantitation of the method was verified to be 1.0 pg/mL and the method exhibited a linear range of 1-5000 pg/mL. Potential matrix effects, accuracy and precision were fully monitored and validated by two complementary quality control approaches respectively using water and the pooled plasma as matrix. The intra-run and inter-run precisions were less than 11.5% and 12.2%, respectively, and the relative error was below ± 13.8% for all of 5 quality control levels. The method was successfully applied to investigate the daytime (8:00 AM-8:00 PM) baseline level of endogenous plasma melatonin, as well as the pharmacokinetic profiles of exogenous melatonin after oral administration in beagle dogs.
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- An-Qi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, China
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Muñoz JL, Ceinos RM, Soengas JL, Míguez JM. A simple and sensitive method for determination of melatonin in plasma, bile and intestinal tissues by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2009; 877:2173-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Revised: 05/21/2009] [Accepted: 06/01/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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van de Merbel NC. Quantitative determination of endogenous compounds in biological samples using chromatographic techniques. Trends Analyt Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2008.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Soukhtanloo M, Ansari M, Paknejad M, Parizadeh MR, Rasaee MJ. Preparation and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody Against Melatonin. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 2008; 27:205-9. [DOI: 10.1089/hyb.2008.0002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Mohammad Soukhtanloo
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
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Amjadi M, Manzoori JL, Miller JN. Study of the heavy atom-induced room temperature phosphorescence properties of melatonin and its analytical application. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2006; 63:337-42. [PMID: 15970457 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2005.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2004] [Accepted: 05/14/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Liquid phase room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) properties of melatonin were studied using heavy atom induced-room temperature phosphorescence (HAI-RTP) technique. 1.2 M potassium iodide was used as a heavy atom reagent together with 0.002 M sodium sulphite as deoxygenating agent to produce the RTP signal. The maximum phosphorescence emission and excitation wavelengths of melatonin were 290 and 457 nm, respectively. The effect of potassium iodide concentration on the RTP lifetime of melatonin was also investigated and based on the results, the rate constants for phosphorescence decay (k(p)) and radiationless deactivation through reaction with heavy atom (k(h)) were determined. Based on the obtained results, a simple and sensitive room temperature phosphorimetric method was developed for the determination of melatonin. The method allowed the determination of 10.0-200 ng ml(-1) melatonin in aqueous solution with the limits of detection and quantification of 3.6 and 12 ng ml(-1), respectively. The proposed method was satisfactorily applied to the determination of melatonin in commercial pharmaceutical formulations.
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- Mohammad Amjadi
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Tabriz University, Tabriz 51664, Iran
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Pobozy E, Michalski A, Sotowska-Brochocka J, Trojanowicz M. Determination of melatonin and its precursors and metabolites using capillary electrophoresis with UV and fluorometric detection. J Sep Sci 2005; 28:2165-72. [PMID: 16318213 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200500095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A micellar electrokinetic chromatography method has been developed for simultaneous determination of melatonin and its precursors and metabolites. A 20 mM borate buffer pH 9.5 with 50 mM SDS served as the electrolyte. Tryptophan, 5-methoxyindoleacetic acid, 6-hydroxymelatonin, melatonin, serotonin, and 5-methoxytryptamine were baseline separated in less than 13 min. The limits of detection for UV detection and fluorometric detection based on native fluorescence of analytes were at the sub-ppm level. The proposed method with UV detection was applied to melatonin content control in pharmaceutical tablets with a precision expressed as RSD (n = 7) = 1.6%. For biological samples extraction with chloroform and ethyl acetate was examined. With ethyl acetate and chloroform recoveries of 87.2% and 82.1% melatonin, respectively, were obtained from plasma samples. The recovery of melatonin from spiked urine samples was 80.0% for ethyl acetate and 82.5% for chloroform. Fluorometric detection provides about two-fold improvement over UV in the detection of melatonin and minor improvements for three other analytes, but is much poorer than UV for tryptophan and 6-hydroxymelatonin in applied conditions.
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- Ewa Pobozy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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van den Berg MP, Merkus P, Romeijn SG, Verhoef JC, Merkus FWHM. Uptake of melatonin into the cerebrospinal fluid after nasal and intravenous delivery: studies in rats and comparison with a human study. Pharm Res 2004; 21:799-802. [PMID: 15180337 DOI: 10.1023/b:pham.0000026431.55383.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the possibility of direct transport of melatonin from the nasal cavity into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after nasal administration in rats and to compare the animal results with a human study. METHODS Rats (n = 8) were given melatonin both intranasally in one nostril (40 microg/rat) and intravenously by bolus injection (40 microg/rat) into the jugular vein using a Vascular Access Port. Just before and after drug administration, blood and CSF samples were taken and analyzed by HPLC. RESULTS Melatonin is quickly absorbed in plasma (T(max) = 2.5 min) and shows a delayed uptake into CSF (T(max) = 15 min) after nasal administration. The melatonin concentration-time profiles in plasma and CSF are comparable to those after intravenous delivery. The AUC(CSF)/AUC(plasma) ratio after nasal delivery (32.7 +/- 6.3%) does not differ from the one after intravenous injection (46.0 +/- 10.4%), which indicates that melatonin enters the CSF via the blood circulation across the blood-brain barrier. This demonstrates that there is no additional transport via the nose-CSF pathway. These results resemble the outcome of a human study. CONCLUSIONS The current results in rats show that there is no additional uptake of melatonin in the CSF after nasal delivery compared to intravenous administration. This is in accordance with the results found in humans, indicating that animal experiments could be predictive for the human situation when studying nose-CSF transport.
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- Mascha P van den Berg
- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Eriksson K, Ostin A, Levin JO. Quantification of melatonin in human saliva by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry using stable isotope dilution. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 794:115-23. [PMID: 12888204 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(03)00425-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A method for the determination of melatonin in human saliva has been developed using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS-MS). Saliva was collected in plastic tubes. 7-D-Melatonin was added as internal standard and the samples were cleaned and concentrated by solid-phase extraction. The limit of detection was 1.05 pg x ml(-1) and the limit of quantification was 3.0 pg x ml(-1). The accuracy of the method was +/-14% at 5.60 pg x ml(-1) and +/-9% at 19.6 pg x ml(-1). The precision was +/-13% at 6.18 pg x ml(-1) and +/-11% at 31.2 pg x ml(-1), respectively. Our HPLC-MS-MS method shows a high sensitivity and specificity for melatonin and more reliable results compared with a radioimmunoassay. The chromatographic method has been used to determine the circadian rhythm of melatonin among three nurses working the night shift and a patient suffering from an inability to fall asleep at night.
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- Kåre Eriksson
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital of Northern Sweden, SE-901 85, Umeå, Sweden.
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Determination of melatonin in commercial preparations by micellar electrokinetic chromatography and spectrofluorimetry. Anal Chim Acta 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2670(03)00662-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yang S, Zheng X, Xu Y, Zhou X. Rapid determination of serum melatonin by ESI-MS-MS with direct sample injection. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2002; 30:781-90. [PMID: 12367704 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(02)00387-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This paper describes a rapid, simple and sensitive analytical method for the quantitative determination of melatonin in human serum by ESI-MS-MS with direct serum sample injection and on-line extraction. The method uses N-acetyltryptamine as the internal standard. It has high specificity and sensitivity for serum melatonin analysis. The internal calibration curve shows a wide linear range from 0.500 to 200 ng/ml with a correlation coefficient, R(2) > 0.999. The limit of quantitation is 0.500 ng/ml and the limit of detection is 0.100 ng/ml with 10-microl sample injection. The recoveries of serum melatonin at three levels are approximately 70%. The intra-assay precision (n = 5) is between 0.8 and 2.0% and the inter-assay precision (n = 3) is between 1.5 and 5.9% over the calibration range. This method has a total analysis time of less than 9 min. It can be used for the measurement of melatonin in human blood.
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- Shuming Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, 2399 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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Rolcík J, Lenobel R, Siglerová V, Strnad M. Isolation of melatonin by immunoaffinity chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 775:9-15. [PMID: 12101055 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00246-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A single-step, highly specific and easy-to-use method was developed for isolation and purification of melatonin from complex biological matrices. Polyclonal antibodies highly specific against melatonin (with cross-reactivities with related compounds below 0.02%, except for 6-hydroxymelatonin) were raised, characterised by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and used for preparation of immunoaffinity gel. Melatonin recovery by the immunoaffinity method was approximately 95%, allowing single-step processing of samples prior to electrospray HPLC-MS analysis (with detection limit 10 fmol). The method was successfully used for determining melatonin in human serum and turned out to be better than the non-specific solid-phase extraction published earlier.
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- Jakub Rolcík
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Slechtitelů 11, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Uslu B, Özkan SA, Aboul-Enein HY. SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF MELATONIN AND PYRIDOXINE HCL IN BINARY MIXTURE USING FIRST DERIVATIVE OF THE RATIO SPECTRA METHOD. ANAL LETT 2002. [DOI: 10.1081/al-120016104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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