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Głowacka J, Strzelak K, Koncki R. Multicommutated Flow Analysis System for Determination of Horseradish Peroxidase and Its Inhibitors. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26185630. [PMID: 34577101 PMCID: PMC8465280 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A fully mechanized multicommutated flow analysis (MCFA) system dedicated to determining horseradish peroxidase (HRP) activity was developed. Detection was conducted using a flow-through optoelectronic detector-constructed of paired LEDs operating according to the paired emitter-detector diode (PEDD) principle. The PEDD-MCFA system is dedicated to monitoring the enzyme-catalyzed oxidation of p-phenylenediamine (pPD) by a hydrogen peroxide. Under optimized conditions, the presented bioanalytical system was characterized by a linear response range (33.47-200 U/L) with a detection limit at 10.54 U/L HRP activity and 1.66 mV·L/U sensitivity, relatively high throughput (12 signals recordings per hour), and acceptable precision (RSD below 6%). Additionally, the utility of the developed PEDD-MCFA system for the determination of HRP inhibitors allowing the detection of selected thiols at micromolar levels, is demonstrated. The practical utility of the flow system was illustrated by the analysis of some dietary supplements containing L-cysteine, N-acetylcysteine, and L-glutathione.
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Bzura J, Korsak D, Koncki R. Bioanalytical insight into the life of microbial populations: A chemical monitoring of ureolytic bacteria growth. Enzyme Microb Technol 2021; 153:109899. [PMID: 34670184 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109899] [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: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In this publication an alternative approach to investigations of bacterial growth is proposed. Contrary to the conventional physical methods it is based on enzyme activity detection. The procedure for real-time and on-line monitoring of microbial ureolytic activity (applied as a model experimental biosystem) in the flow analysis format is presented. The developed fully-mechanized bioanalytical flow system is composed of solenoid micropumps and microvalves actuated by Arduino microcontroller. The photometric detection based on Nessler reaction is performed using dedicated flow-through optoelectronic detector made of paired light emitting diodes. The developed bioanalytical system allows discrete assaying of microbial urease in the wide range of activity up to 5.4 U mL-1 with detection limit below 0.44 U mL-1, a high sensitivity in the linear range of response (up to 200 mV U-1 mL and relatively high throughput (9 detection per hour). The proposed differential procedure of measurements (i.e. a difference between peaks register for sample with and without external addition of urea is treated as an analytical signal) allows elimination of interfering effects from substrate and products of biocatalysed reaction as well as other components of medium used for microbial growth. The developed bioanalytical system was successfully applied for the control of growth of urease-positive bacteria strains (Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Paracoccus yeei) including examination of effects from various microbial cultivation conditions like temperature, composition of culture medium and amount of substrate required for induction of bacterial enzymatic activity. The developed bioanalytical flow system can be applied for metabolic activity-based estimation of parameters of lag and log phases of microbial growth as well as for detection of decline phase.
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- Justyna Bzura
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, L. Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, I. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, L. Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland.
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Strzelak K, Czajkowska A, Koncki R. The comparison between light-scattering detectors based on LED and photodiode for immunoprecipitation assays of transferrin and ferritin. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1175:338753. [PMID: 34330448 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Undoubtedly, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodiodes (PDs) are indispensable optoelectronic devices in modern analytical chemistry. LEDs can serve as either light emitters or detectors, thus being an alternative to the most popular detection systems consisted of PD. In this contribution, a comparison between LED-LED and LED-PD detectors, operating in turbidimetric and nephelometric modes, has been carried out for immunoprecipitation detection of transferrin and ferritin. The greatest emphasis was placed on the study of detectors responses under different measurement conditions including current powering an emitter, amplification gain in the case of PD as detector or the construction of detection cells designed for the Multicommutated Flow Analysis (MCFA). The assumption was to obtain the fully-mechanized system with simple but efficient detection system to enable the determination of iron-binding proteins occurring at different concentration ranges in human body. As a result, the optimized arrangements of LED-LED and LED-PD setups were characterized by similar analytical characteristics, enabling the determination of transferrin with the detection limit (LOD) of 0.2 mg/L and RSDs of 2.8-4.8% for LED-LED, and LOD of 0.1 mg/L and RSDs of 0.9-3.6% for LED-PD. In the case of ferritin detection, only the response of the LED-PD detector was statistically distinguishable in the range of 130-198 μg/L of protein with recorded analytical signal change of 20 mV value. The addition of polymer for signal enhancement provided the increase of response range to 107-253 μg/L, enabling the developed system for detection of pathological serum ferritin levels.
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- Kamil Strzelak
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland.
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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Hosseini SM, Hejazian LB, Amani R, Siahchehreh Badeli N. Geraniol attenuates oxidative stress, bioaccumulation, serological and histopathological changes during aluminum chloride-hepatopancreatic toxicity in male Wistar rats. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:20076-20089. [PMID: 32232762 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08128-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) has different industrial applications including manufacturing paint and water treatment. The present study was designed to evaluate the alleviating effect of geraniol against AlCl3-induced hepatopancreatic toxicity. To this end, forty male Wistar rats were divided into control (0.9% NaCl, IP), geraniol (100 mg/kg orally), AlCl3 (70 mg/kg, IP), and AlCl3 (70 mg/kg, IP) plus geraniol (100 mg/kg orally) groups and then were treated daily for 28 days. Based on the results, serum cholesterol, triglyceride, as well as liver and pancreas enzymes increased significantly (P < 0.05) while the level of insulin significantly decreased in AlCl3-treated rats compared to the control group (P < 0.05). The presence of geraniol relieved the toxic effects of AlCl3 as well. On the other hand, the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) increased in the AlCl3-treated group while the activities of glutathione peroxidase and the total antioxidant activity demonstrated a reduction. However, the MDA level decreased while the antioxidant enzymes increased in co-treated with geraniol group. Histopathological examination revealed that simultaneous treatment with geraniol in AlCl3 intoxicated rats ameliorate the liver lesions such as necrosis, inflammatory cell infiltration, vacuolar degeneration, along with hyperemia and the cell density of the Langerhans islands. Finally, the results indicated that geraniol attenuated the side effect of AlCl3-induced hepatopancreatic toxicity.
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
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Mantim T, Chaisiwamongkhol K, Uraisin K, Hauser PC, Wilairat P, Nacapricha D. Dual-Purpose Photometric-Conductivity Detector for Simultaneous and Sequential Measurements in Flow Analysis. Molecules 2020; 25:E2284. [PMID: 32414012 PMCID: PMC7287826 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25102284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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This work presents a new dual-purpose detector for photometric and conductivity measurements in flow-based analysis. The photometric detector is a paired emitter-detector diode (PEDD) device, whilst the conductivity detection employs a capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (C4D). The flow-through detection cell is a rectangular acrylic block (ca. 2 × 2 × 1.5 cm) with cylindrical channels in Z-configuration. For the PEDD detector, the LED light source and detector are installed inside the acrylic block. The two electrodes of the C4D are silver conducting ink painted on the PEEK inlet and outlet tubing of the Z-flow cell. The dual-purpose detector is coupled with a sequential injection analysis (SIA) system for simultaneous detection of the absorbance of the orange dye and conductivity of the dissolved oral rehydration salt powder. The detector was also used for sequential measurements of creatinine and the conductivity of human urine samples. The creatinine analysis is based on colorimetric detection of the Jaffé reaction using the PEDD detector, and the conductivity of the urine, as measured by the C4D detector, is expressed in millisiemens (mS cm-1).
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- Thitirat Mantim
- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (FIRST Labs), Bangkok 10400, Thailand; (K.C.); (K.U.); (P.W.)
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Sukhumwit 23 Road, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (FIRST Labs), Bangkok 10400, Thailand; (K.C.); (K.U.); (P.W.)
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS), Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (FIRST Labs), Bangkok 10400, Thailand; (K.C.); (K.U.); (P.W.)
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, 4056 Basel, Switzerland;
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (FIRST Labs), Bangkok 10400, Thailand; (K.C.); (K.U.); (P.W.)
- National Doping Control Centre, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (FIRST Labs), Bangkok 10400, Thailand; (K.C.); (K.U.); (P.W.)
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Fiedoruk-Pogrebniak M, Koncki R. LED&Paper-based analytical device for phosphatemia/calcemia diagnostics☆. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 186:113321. [PMID: 32413826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In this communication a prototype of paper-based analytical device designed for simultaneous determination of orthophosphate and calcium ions, which levels are significant for hyperphosphatemia diagnostics, is presented. The laboratory-on-paper structure for two analytes detection was wax-printed on the surface of filter paper. These two-analyte disposable paper strips are combined with two paired LED-based fluorescence detectors and simple voltmeter used as recorder of analytical signal, what makes the developed device miniature, extremely low-cost, portable and user-friendly. Thus the developed device allows usage outside of specialized clinical laboratory. Moreover, each paper strip is disposable and its utilization is easy and fast and, additionally, burnt strip tests ensure waste non-infectious. The presented LED&Paper-based analytical device provides low detection limits: 1.4 μmol L-1 and 7.4 μmol L-1 for orthophosphate and calcium ions, respectively. The practical utility of the developed device for calcemia/phosphatemia diagnostics is demonstrated using control serum standards and real human serum.
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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Strzelak K, Głowacka J, Koncki R. Towards mechanized biparametric ceruloplasmin assay. Talanta 2020; 214:120881. [PMID: 32278433 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two analytical strategies for determination of both biocatalytic activity and concentration of ceruloplasmin conditions have been proposed. For this purpose, two constructions of fully-mechanized Multicommutated Flow Analysis (MCFA) systems were designed. The versatility of solenoid pumps and valves arrangement enabled to construct both manifolds using similar flow units, taking into account the different requirements for each method. In the case of ceruloplasmin catalytic activity assay, the kinetic measurements with the use of p-phenylenediamine and hydrogen peroxide were performed. The optimization process was focused on the selection of substrate and oxidizer concentration, incubation time as well as solving the issue of substrate autoxidation. It led to the development of the flow bioanalytical system characterized by following analytical parameters: LOD - 0.07 U mL- 1, LOQ - 0.38 U mL-1, RSD ≤6% with 8 μL consumption of human serum. In turn, for examination of ceruloplasmin concentration, the light-scattering detector was used in MCFA system adapted for immunoprecipitation measurements. In this case, the use of potentiator (polyethylene glycol) turned out to be necessary to obtain satisfactory analytical signals. Such a method allowed to obtain 35 measurements per hour with LOD and LOQ of 0.9 mg L-1 and 3.2 mg L-1, respectively. The usefulness of both MCFA systems was successfully examined by performing analyses of real human serum samples.
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- Kamil Strzelak
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland.
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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A multi-pumping flow analysis system for β-galactosidase activity assays. Food Chem 2019; 294:231-237. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Granica M, Tymecki Ł. Analytical aspects of smart (phone) fluorometric measurements. Talanta 2019; 197:319-325. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Strzelak K, Koncki R. A remote-controlled immunochemical system for nephelometric detection of human serum transferrin. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 127:31-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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