Fluorimetric determination of isatin in human urine and serum by liquid chromatography postcolumn photoirradiation
Abstract
For the fluorimetric determination of isatin in human urine and serum, HPLC-postcolumn photoirradiation using a mobile phase has been developed. Isatin in the urine or serum sample was separated on a Capcell Pak C1 column (250 × 4.6 mm id). The mobile phase consisted of 70 mmol l−1 phosphate buffer (pH 7.2)–tetrahydrofuran (85 + 15% v/v) containing 5 mmol l−1 hydrogen peroxide, which was irradiated with germicidal light to induce fluorescence (λex 302 nm, λem 418 nm). The addition of tetrahydrofuran to the mobile phase led to the peaks showing good separation as well as increased sensitivity. The calibration graph for isatin was linear over the range of 0.16–10.7 ng. The pretreatment of the acidified urine or serum samples consisted of diluting steps or deproteinizing steps using perchloric acid, respectively. The mean recovery of isatin from urine and serum was greater than 94%.
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