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A linear sweep voltammetric method is used for direct simultaneous determination of l-cysteine and l-cysteine disulfide (cystine) based on carbon ionic liquid electrode. With carbon ionic liquid electrode as a high performance electrode, two oxidation peaks for l-cysteine (0.62 V) and l-cysteine disulfide (1.3 V) were observed with a significant separation of about 680 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) in phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.0). The linear ranges were obtained as 1.0–450 and 5.0–700 μM and detection limits were estimated to be 0.298 and 4.258 μM for l-cysteine and l-cysteine disulfide, respectively. This composite electrode was applied for simultaneous determination of l-cysteine and l-cysteine disulfide in two real samples, artificial urine and nutrient broth. Satisfactory results were obtained which clearly indicate the applicability of the proposed electrode for simultaneous determination of these compounds in complex matrices.
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Safavi, A., Ahmadi, R. & Mahyari, F.A. Simultaneous electrochemical determination of l-cysteine and l-cysteine disulfide at carbon ionic liquid electrode. Amino Acids 46, 1079–1085 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-014-1668-4
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