title: Use of ion chromatography for the determination of heavy and transition metals in biochemical samples.
abstract: A novel, highly sensitive method for simultaneous separation and determination of Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Mn2+ and Pb2+ in biochemical samples was developed and evaluated by ion chromatography. All of these metals were well separated on a bifunctional ion-exchange column by a concentration gradient of oxalic acid and sodium chloride eluents, coupled with spectrophotometric detection after post-column derivatization with 2-[(5-bromo-2-pyridyl)azo]-5-diethylaminophenol at 560 nm. The method detection limits (signal-to-noise 3:1) were at microg l(-1) levels. The calibration graphs were linear (r2>0.999) over two-orders of magnitude. This technique was optimized and validated by analyzing five standard biochemical references.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Riviello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000737:chemistry; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy