title: Methods for the determination of nitrite by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.
abstract: A review on the use of high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ED) for the measurement of nitrite (NO2-) and nitrate (NO3-) is presented. HPLC-ED has been used for the determination of NO2- and NO3- in food, biological and environmental samples. Analysis of the current literature indicates that the measurement of NO2- and NO3- by the HPLC-ED procedure is more sensitive, selective and faster than methods based on UV absorption, photometry, fluorometry or chemiluminescence.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Matteo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D005503:Food Additives / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000032:analysis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005503:Food Additives; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites