title: Determination of proteins at nanogram levels by a resonance light-scattering technique with tetra-substituted sulphonated aluminum phthalocyanine.
abstract: This is the first report on the determination of proteins with tetra-substituted sulphonated aluminum phthalocyanine (AlS(4)Pc) by resonance light-scattering (RLS). At pH 3.0, the weak RLS of AlS(4)Pc can be enhanced by the addition of proteins. Based on this, a novel quantitative method has been developed for the determination of proteins in aqueous solutions. Under optimal conditions, the linear ranges of the calibration curves were 0.050-2.0 mug ml(-1) for both human serum albumin (HSA) and human r-IgG. The detection limits were 12.7 ng ml(-1) for HSA and 16.1 ng ml(-1) for human r-IgG. The method has been applied to the analysis of total protein in human serum samples collected from the hospital and the results were in good agreement with those reported by the hospital, which indicates that the method presented here is not only sensitive, simple, but also reliable and suitable for practical applications.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of MOE, Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Q Z
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Xu