Colorimetric assay of chitosan in presence of proteins and polyelectrolytes by using o-phthalaldehyde
A novel approach of colorimetric quantification of chitosan based on the derivatization reaction of its primary amino groups with o-phthalaldehyde and a thiol – N-acetyl- l-cysteine has been developed. The reaction of equal volumes of sample solution and the reagent solution was allowed to proceed f...
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| Published in: | Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 724 - 727 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
24-02-2009
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| Summary: | A novel approach of colorimetric quantification of chitosan based on the derivatization reaction of its primary amino groups with
o-phthalaldehyde and a thiol –
N-acetyl-
l-cysteine has been developed. The reaction of equal volumes of sample solution and the reagent solution was allowed to proceed for 1
h, and then the absorbance values were measured at 340
nm against the reference solution. The procedure conditions have been optimized for chitosan assay in the presence of polyanionic electrolyte dextran sulphate (pH 8.9, the reagent solution: 4.0
mM
o-phthalaldehyde, 2.6
mM
N-acetyl-
l-cysteine, 0.25
M NaCl). The method has proven to be convenient and reliable for quantitative determination of either the concentrations of chitosans of various molecular weights or their degree of deacetylation. The different reactivity of chitosans and proteins can be used in order to determine chitosan in presence of the protein. This approach ensured accurate assay within the chitosan concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 0.15
mg/ml and could be applied for quantitative analysis of chitosan in protein-loaded microparticles. |
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| ISSN: | 0144-8617 1879-1344 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.10.009 |