title: Study on the stability of noradrenaline and on the determination of its acidity constants.
abstract: Noradrenaline is a catecholamine which has been largely recognised to play a very important role in biological systems. In view of the neurotransmitter's alleged importance, this work aimed at showing the influence of time on its spectral behaviour using different analytical methods and determining its acidity constants through spectrophotometric titration and by the so-called point-by-point analysis, where the samples are freshly prepared for each pH value investigated at the instant required. Because the catecholamines are light-sensitive and likely to react with the oxygen in the surrounding air, both methods used preclude its incidence onto the samples being analysed under the presence of a nitrogen atmosphere maintained over the solutions. The constants obtained through point-by-point analysis were log beta1 = 30.71+/-0.16, log beta2 = 22.00+/-0.15 and log beta3 = 11.69+/-0.16.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corona-Avendaño
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rojas-Hernández
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Romero-Romo
authors.forename: M Palomar
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pardavé
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Silva
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004563:Electrochemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D017186:Titrimetry
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D009638:Norepinephrine