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Chemistry, Analytic↗

Comparison of methods for following alkaline phosphatase catalysis: spectrophotometric versus amperometric detection.

An amperometric method for alkaline phosphatase is described and compared to the most widely used spectrophotometric method. Catalytic hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenylphosphate (the substrate in the spectrophotometric method) gives 4-aminophenylphosphate (the substrate in the amperometric method). The latter substrate has the formula C6H6NO4PNa2.5H2O and a Mr of 323. The Michaelis constant for 4-aminophenylphosphate in 0.10 M, pH 9.0. Tris buffer is 56 microM, while it is 82 microM for 4-nitrophenyl phosphate. The amperometric method has a detection limit of 7 nM for the product of the enzyme reaction, which is almost 20 times better than the spectrophotometric method. Similarly, with a 15-min reaction at room temperature and in a reaction volume of 1.1 ml, 0.05 microgram/l alkaline phosphatase can be detected by electrochemistry, almost an order of magnitude better than by absorption spectrophotometry. Amperometric detection is ideally suited for small-volume and trace immunoassay.

Alkaline Phosphatase↗

Flow kinetics of nylon open-tubular and beaded immobilized glucose oxidase reactors.

Equations describing the flow kinetics of immobilized glucose oxidase in open nylon tubes and in tubes filled with solid glass spheres were experimentally determined. Reactors of three different tube (dt) and bead (db) diameters were tested using various linear flow rates (vf) and glucose concentrations ([S]). The kinetics of the open-tubular reactors were described by [P] = 1.5.10(-3) [S] L0.86 vf-0.78 dt-0.9 and the kinetics of the beaded-tubular reactors by [P] = 5.10(-3) [S] L0.98 vf-0.75 dt-1.0 (db/dt)2.7, where [P] equals the concentration of H2O2 formed. The aspect ratio, db/dt, is the critical design factor for beaded reactors.

Enzymes, Immobilized↗

Reference Raman spectra of eleven miscellaneous pesticides.

The Raman spectra of ICP (propham), CIPC (chlorpropham), carbaryl, EPTC (ethyl N,N-dipropyl (3-chlorophenyl) carbamate), pebulate, CDEC (2-chloroallyl diethyldithiocarbamate), thiram, maneb, zineb, ferbam, and nicotine have been recorded. These spectra are presented, along with tables giving values for the frequencies.

Insecticides↗