title: Determination of phenol using an enhanced chemiluminescent assay.
abstract: Enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) describes the phenomenon of increased light output in the luminol oxidation reaction catalysed by horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the presence of certain compounds, such as para-iodophenol. In this work, the effects of phenol on the para-iodophenol-enhanced HRP-catalysed chemiluninescent reaction intensity in an aqueous buffer (Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.5) and in a surfactant-water-octane mixture were compared. Preincubation of HRP at low phenol concentrations stimulated the chemiluminescent intensity in the assay performed in an aqueous buffer, but did not have significant effect in the sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulphosuccinate) (Aerosol OT, AOT) applied system. It was also observed that HRP preincubation with phenol concentration higher than 0.003 mg/mL produced an inhibitory effect on the enzyme activity for both assay systems. Only an inhibitory effect of phenol on the chemiluminescent intensity in the surfactant system in octane (as organic solvent) was observed. Three assays were developed to determine phenol concentration in water and in an organic solvent mixture. The detection limits were 0.006, 0.003 and 0.0005 mg/mL, respectively, for the buffer-containing system, the AOT-applied system with phenol standard solutions in water and for the AOT-applied system with phenol standard solutions in octane.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, República, AP 935, CP 25000, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. anna_ilina@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ilyina
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martínez Hernández
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mauricio Benavides
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: López Luján
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Bogatcheva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romero García
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Martínez
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D016014:Linear Models; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008165:Luminol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009795:Octanes / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009795:Octanes; D010636:Phenols; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; D008165:Luminol; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase