title: Carboxyhemoglobin determination by second-derivative spectroscopy.
abstract: In this procedure hemoglobin is converted to its reduced form and the magnitude of the zero-order spectral shift of the reduced hemoglobin peak at 430 nm to the carboxyhemoglobin peak at 418 nm is determined by second-derivative spectrum analysis. The method is simple, straightforward to set up, and rapid. A result may be obtained within 15 min of receiving the sample. It is sufficiently sensitive to differentiate carboxyhemoglobin concentration in the blood of smokers and nonsmokers.
mesh_terms: D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012907:Smoking; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin