title: Sensitive flow-injection chemiluminescence determination of terbutaline sulfate based on enhancement of the luminol-permanganate reaction.
abstract: A novel and highly sensitive chemiluminescence (CL) method for the determination of terbutaline sulfate, coupled with flow-injection analysis (FIA), is described in this paper. The method is based on enhancement by terbutaline sulfate of the chemiluminescence emission of the luminol-permanganate system under alkaline conditions. Under the conditions selected the concentration of terbutaline sulfate is proportional to CL intensity in the range 5 x 10(-10)-5 x 10(-7) g mL(-1), with a detection limit of 1.7 x 10(-10) g mL(-1) (3 sigma). The relative standard deviation is 2.8% for 1 x 10(-8) g mL(-1) terbutaline sulfate ( n=11). Ninety samples can be determined per hour. The proposed method has been used to determine terbutaline sulfate in pharmaceutical preparations and in plasma and urine samples with satisfactory results. The possible mechanism of the chemiluminescence reaction is discussed briefly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Science, Southwest China Normal University, 400715 Chongqing, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhouping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhujun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhifeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008165:Luminol / Q000737:chemistry*; D011196:Potassium Permanganate / Q000737:chemistry*; D013726:Terbutaline / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011196:Potassium Permanganate; D008165:Luminol; D013726:Terbutaline