title: A novel fluorescent method for determination of peroxynitrite using folic acid as a probe.
abstract: A novel method for the determination of peroxynitrite using folic acid as a fluorescent probe is described. The method is based on the oxidation of the reduced, low-fluorescent folic acid by peroxynitrite to produce a high-fluorescent emission product. The fluorescence increase is linearly related to the concentration of peroxynitrite in the range of 3x10(-8) to 5.0x10(-6)molL(-1) with a correlation coefficient of 0.998, and the detection limit is 1x10(-8)molL(-1). Interferences from some metal ions normally seen in biological samples, and also some anions structurally similar to peroxynitrite were studied. The optimal conditions for the detection of peroxynitrite were evaluated.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Chao
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: De-Jia
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun-Chen
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Jiang-Lan
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Guo-Lin
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Zou