title: Potentiometric sensors for the selective determination of sulbutiamine.
abstract: Five novel polyvinyl chloride (PVC) matrix membrane sensors for the selective determination of sulbutiamine (SBA) cation are described. These sensors are based on molybdate, tetraphenylborate, reineckate, phosphotun gestate and phosphomolybdate, as possible ion-pairing agents. These sensors display rapid near-Nernstian stable response over a relatively wide concentration range 1x10(-2)-1x10(-6) M of sulbutiamine, with calibration slopes 28 32.6 mV decade(-1) over a reasonable pH range 2-6. The proposed sensors proved to have a good selectivity for SBA over some inorganic and organic cations. The five potentiometric sensors were applied successfully in the determination of SBA in a pharmaceutical preparation (arcalion-200) using both direct potentiometry and potentiometric titration. Direct potentiometric determination of microgram quantities of SBA gave average recoveries of 99.4 and 99.3 with mean standard deviation of 0.7 and 0.3 for pure SBA and arcalion-200 formulation respectively. Potentiometric titration of milligram quantities of SBA gave average recoveries of 99.3 and 98.7% with mean standard deviation of 0.7 and 1.2 for pure SBA and arcalion-200 formulation, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University College for Girls, Ain Shams University, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt. azharu@idscl.gov.eg
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Elbeshlawy
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D002138:Calibration; D008566:Membranes; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000032:analysis; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D011199:Potentiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013696:Temperature; D013831:Thiamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D014815:Vitamins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014815:Vitamins; C031331:sulbutiamine; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D013831:Thiamine