Amperometric detection after HPLC separation of selected polypeptides and proteins at an electrode modified by mixed valent ruthenium oxide crosslinked with cyanide

Andrzej Przyjazny, James A. Cox

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Abstract

An indicator electrode, in which a film containing Ru oxides with cyano-crosslinks comprised the active surface, was used in an amperometric detector for ion-exchange and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The latter used a C-18 column and an eluent of 0.04 M citric acid, 0.1 M KH2PO4, 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid, and 20–80% acetonitrile. Oxytocin, isotocin, vasopressin, tocinoic acid, myoglobin, and ribonuclease A were separated and determined with detection limits at the 1–3 pmol level. The response to ribonuclease A, as a typical example, was linear over the range of 0.050-2.5 μM, with a slope of 15 nA/μM at 0.94 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). A single preparation of the electrode was generally stable for 3 weeks, as long as the analyte concentrations were below 10 μM.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalElectroanalysis
Volume5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 1993

Disciplines

  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry

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