A flow injection analysis method for the determination of the lactate anion with enzyme amplification and amperometric detection is described. The system utilizes an oxygen electrode for measurement of changes in the oxygen concentration in the flow stream. Two enzymes, lactate oxidase and lactate dehydrogenase, were randomly coimmobilized on aminopropyl controlled-pore glass (AMP-CPG) and packed into a reactor. beta-NADH was used as a coenzyme for the regeneration of lactate from pyruvate. The experimental conditions for the determination of the lactate anion were studied for this system by the simplex and the univariant methods. The results obtained under these two conditions were compared. The simplex experimental condition yielded a calibration curve whose linear portion had a slope that was 1.2 times greater than that of the linear portion of the curve obtained under univariant conditions. The limit of detection under simplex condition was 1.19 x 10(-7) M vs 3.29 x 10(-7) M lactate under univariant conditions. The relative standard deviation obtained for this system at 6 x 10(-6) M lactate (n = 10) was about 2.5% under simplex conditions and 3.6% under univariant maximization conditions.
A regenerable immobilized second-antibody reactor was used to measure azidothymidine (AZT) by competitive enzyme immunoassay in a flow system. The immobilized antibody was regenerated 4 times with little loss of immunospecificity. A residual enzymatic activity of about 7% of the total response was obtained with horseradish peroxidase as label. AZT was measured below the nanomolar level by allowing competition to proceed for about 2 min. A limit of detection of 6.57 x 10(-11) +/- 1.56 x 10(-11) M AZT was obtained when the concentration of AZT-peroxidase conjugate was 0.125 ng/mL. This system was used to determined azidothymidine in Retrovir capsule with good results. In replicate measurements, RSDs of 5.51% and 2.44%, n = 6, were obtained at 7.48 x 10(-11) and 3.74 x 10(-9) M AZT, respectively.
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