Membrane sensors for the selective determination of fluorouracil

Ultratrace analysis of uracil and 5-fluorouracil by molecularly imprinted polymer brushes grafted to silylated solid-phase microextraction fiber in combination with complementary molecularly imprinted polymer-based sensor

Main inborn errors of metabolism diagnosable through uracil (Ura) analysis and the therapeutic monitoring of toxic 5-fluorouracil (5FU) in dihydro pyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficient patients require a sensitive, reproducible, selective and accurate method. In this work, an artificial receptor in the format of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) brush 'grafted to' the surface of sol-gel immobilized on cost-effective homemade solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibers, individually imprinted with either of Ura and 5FU, was used in combination with a voltammetric sensor duly modified with the same MIP. This combination provided up to 10- and 8.4-fold preconcentrations of Ura and 5FU, respectively, which was more than sufficient for achieving stringent detection limits in the primitive diagnosis of uracil disorders and fluoropyrimidine toxicity in DPD-deficient patients. The proposed method permits the assessment of Ura and 5FU plasma concentrations with detection limits pf 0.0245 and 0.0484 ng mL(-1) (RSD = 1.0-2.5%, S/N = 3), respectively, without any problems of non-specific false-positives and cross-reactivities in complicated matrices of biological samples.

Sensitized chemiluminescence determination of fluorouracil in pharmaceutical and biological fluids based on potassium permanganate oxidation in the presence of formaldehyde

A novel chemiluminescence (CL) reaction system was established for the anticancer drug fluorouracil (5-FU). We developed a formaldehyde-sensitized CL emission mechanism for 5-FU-KMnO(4)-HCl systems by comparing the fluorescence emission with CL spectra. The illuminant was the singlet-state bimolecular oxygen (1)O(2) (1)O(2)((1)Delta(g) (1)Delta(g)), which is from (1)O(2)((1)Delta(g)) produced in the reaction system, and emits CL spectra at 639 nm. The presence of formaldehyde can sensitize CL emission by accelerating the generation of (1)O(2)((1)Delta(g)). The optimum conditions for CL emission were investigated. The relationship between the relative CL intensity and the concentration of the analyte showed good linearity. The determination limit was 3 x 10(-8) g mL(-1). The relative standard deviation (SD) was 1.8%. The proposed method was applied to the determination of fluorouracil in pharmaceutical preparations and biological fluids, and satisfactory results were obtained.

Iron(II)-phthalocyanine as a novel recognition sensor for selective potentiometric determination of diclofenac and warfarin drugs

Construction and characterization of potentiometric membrane sensors for quantification of diclofenac and warfarin drugs are described. The membranes of the sensors incorporate 1.8 wt.% iron(II)-phthalocyanine (Pc) as a molecular recognition reagent, 64.3 wt.% dibutylsebacate (DBS) solvent mediator, 1.8 wt.% tridodecylmethylammonium chloride (TDMAC) as membrane additive and 32.1 wt.% poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) as a matrix. The sensors display linear response for 1 x 10(-2) to 9 x 10(-6) mol l(-1) (detection limit 5.4 x 10(-6) mol l(-1)) and 1 x 10(-2) to 5 x 10(-6) mol l(-1) (detection limit 3 x 10(-6) mol l(-1)) with anionic slopes of -61 +/- 1 and -63 +/- 1 mVdecade(-1) over the pH range 5.5-9 for declofenac and warfarin, respectively. Validation of the assay methods according to the quality assurance standards confirms their suitability for quality control purposes. Use of the sensor for the assay of various formulations of the drugs shows a mean average recovery of 99.7% of the nominal values and a mean precision of +/-0.3%. Significantly improved accuracy, precision, response time, stability, selectivity and sensitivity are offered by these simple and cost-effective potentiometric sensors compared with other standard techniques.

A new lead(II)-selective PVC-coated graphite rod electrode based on a Schiff base complex

A new lead(II)-selective electrode has been developed based on bis(acetylacetone)-p-phenylenediamine-lead(II) [LPb(NO3)2]H2O complex ionophore as a sensing material, dioctylphthalate (DOP) as a solvent mediator and PVC as a matrix. This electrode exhibits a linear Nernstian response over the concentration range of 1 x 10(-5)-1 x 10(-1) mol l(-1) of Pb(II) cation, with a cationic calibration slope of 30.0 +/- 0.2 mV/concentration decade and a detection limit of 2 x 10(-6) mol l(-1) (0.40 ppm). It has a fast response time and can be used for a period of 2 months without any divergence in potentials. The proposed electrode reveals a good selectivity for Pb(II) over a wide variety of other tested cations and could be used in the pH range of 4-8. It was successfully used for direct determination of Pb(II) concentration in some samples. The obtained results show a good agreement with those obtained by an atomic absorption spectrometric method. The average recovery obtained is 96.5 +/- 0.5% with standard deviation of 1.2% (n = 8).