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A kinetic determination of ultramicro quantities of serotonin, 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid, L-dopa, methyl-dopa and carbidopa

Kinetische Bestimmung von Ultramikromengen Serotonin, 5-Hydroxyindolessigsäure, L-Dopa, Methyldopa und Carbidopa

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A kinetic method is presented for the determination of the biologically important substances serotonin, 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid, L-dopa, methyldopa and carbidopa. The method is based on the reaction between hydrogen peroxide, molybdenum(VI) and the substance to be determined, in carbonate buffer solution, the reaction rate being followed photometrically. In order to find optimum experimental conditions for these determinations the kinetics of the reactions were examined. The substances investigated were determined at concentrations ranging from 0.40 to 17.4 μg/ml, with relative standard deviations ranging from 0.6 to 6.1%. The effect of some foreign species usually present in biological material has also been examined.

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Eine kinetische Methode zur Bestimmung der biologisch wichtigen Substanzen Serotonin, 5-Hydroxyindolessigsäure, L-Dopa, Methyldopa und Carbidopa wurde vorgeschlagen. Sie beruht auf der Reaktion zwischen Wasserstoffperoxid, Molybdän(VI) und der zu bestimmenden Substanz in carbonat-gepufferter Lösung. Das Reaktionsergebnis wird photometrisch gemessen. Um optimale Reaktionsbedingungen zu ermitteln, wurden die kinetischen Daten geprüft. Die genannten Substanzen wurden in Konzentrationen zwischen 0,40 und 17,4 μg/ml bestimmt, wobei relative Standardabweichungen zwischen 0,6 und 6,1% auftraten. Die Wirkung mancher, in biologischem Material üblicherwiese anwesender Fremdsubstanzen wurde geprüft.

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Milovanović, G.A., Sekheta, M.A. & Janjić, T.J. A kinetic determination of ultramicro quantities of serotonin, 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid, L-dopa, methyl-dopa and carbidopa. Mikrochim Acta 75, 241–248 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01196393

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