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A Novel Method for Uric Acid Determination Using CdS Quantum Dots as Fluorescence Probes
Author(s) -
Han SuQin,
Zhao ShouMiao
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.200900166
Subject(s) - chemistry , ammonium bromide , detection limit , fluorescence , uric acid , calibration curve , linear range , chromatography , pulmonary surfactant , analytical chemistry (journal) , nuclear chemistry , biochemistry , optics , physics
A novel method has been developed for uric acid analysis based on the quenching of fluorescence emission from CdS quantum dots by uric acid. Also, the effect of the presence of different surfactant agents, in order to improve the fluorescent signals of the CdS QDs, has been investigated, and the cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was selected. Under optimum conditions, the calibration graph was linear over the range of 0.1 ng/mL to 12.0 ng/mL (r = 0.9950). The limit of detection (S/N = 3) was 0.1 ng/mL. The RSD for ten determinations of 5.0 ng/mL uric acid was 3.5%. The method was applied to determine uric acid in human serum and urine sample with satisfactory results.