title: Europium-sensitized chemiluminescence of system tetracycline-H2O2-Fe(II)/(III) and its application to the determination of tetracycline.
abstract: Chemiluminescence (CL) of the reaction system tetracycline-H2O2-Fe(II)/(III)-Eu(III) was used for the determination of tetracycline hydrochloride in water, pharmaceutical preparations, and honey. The CL spectrum registered for this system shows emission bands typical of Eu(III) ions, with a maximum at lambda approximately 600 nm, corresponding to the electronic transitions of 5D0-->7F1 and 5D0-->7F2. A strong chemiluminescence intensity characteristic of europium(III) ions in the system tetracycline-H2O2-Fe(II)/(III)-Eu(III), as contrasted to the emission of the system tetracycline-H2O2-Fe(II)/(III) without Eu(III), proves that the Eu(III) ion plays the role of a chemiluminescence sensitizer, accompanying tetracycline oxidation in the Fenton system (H2O2-Fe(II)/(III)). A linear dependence was observed for the integrated CL light intensity on the tetracycline concentration in the range of 2x10(-7) to 3x10(-5) mol l(-1) with the detection limit of 5x10(-8) mol l(-1) in aqueous solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780, Poznań, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaczmarek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Idzikowska
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lis
mesh_terms: D005063:Europium / Q000737:chemistry*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007501:Iron / Q000494:pharmacology*; D049449:Luminescence; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: C045076:Fenton's reagent; D005063:Europium; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron; D013752:Tetracycline