title: Detection of substances with alcoholic or phenolic hydroxyl groups by generation of hydrogen peroxide with imidazole and peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence.
abstract: On-line detection of substances with an alcoholic or phenolic hydroxyl group using imidazole and peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence was investigated qualitatively using a flow-injection method. The substances tested included six polyphenols, five monophenols and six sugars. After incubation at 80 degrees C with an imidazole buffer (pH 9.5) the substances were detected by peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence. The polyphenols tested (e.g., pyrogallol, purpurogallin, and dopamine) showed the strongest light emission. The sugars with hydroxyl groups (e.g., fructose and lactose) and the monophenols (e.g., phenol, serotonin, and beta-estradiol) produced only a weak light emission. Imidazole served two roles, it catalysed the reaction with the hydroxyl compound and initiated peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence on-line. A novel reactor formed by packing glass beads into a flow cell (Teflon) of a chemiluminometer improved the sensitivity of light detection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nozaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwaeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010070:Oxalates / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D007093:Imidazoles; D010070:Oxalates; D010636:Phenols; C044622:peroxyoxalate; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide