Artigo
Oxalate determination in urine using an immobilized enzyme on Sorghum vulgare seeds in a flow injection conductimetric system
Date
1997-12-01Registration in:
Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 8, n. 1, p. 47-51, 1997.
0103-5053
10.1590/S0103-50531997000100009
S0103-50531997000100009
WOS:A1997WP60200009
2-s2.0-3042869073
2-s2.0-3042869073.pdf
8540599256820672
Author
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Univ. Federal do Maranhão
Abstract
A flow-injection (FI) method was developed for the determination of oxalate in urine. It was based on the use of oxalate oxidase (E.C. 1.2.3.4) immobilized on ground seeds of the BR-303 Sorghum vulgare variety. A reactor was filled with this activated material, and the samples (200 μL) containing oxalate were passed through it, carried by a deionized water flow. The carbon dioxide produced by the enzyme reaction permeated through a microporous PTFE membrane, and was received in a water acceptor stream, promoting conductivity changes proportional to the oxalate concentration in the sample. The results obtained showed a useful linear range from 0.05 to 0.50 mmol dm-3. The proposed method, when compared with the Sigma enzymatic procedure, showed good correlation (Y = 0.006(±0.016) + 0.98(±0.019)X; r = 0.9995, Y = conductivity in μS, and X = concentration in mmol dm-3), selectivity, and sensitivity. The new immobilization approach promotes greater stability, allowing oxalate determination for 6 months. About 13 determinations can be performed per hour. The precision of the proposed method is about ± 3.2 % (r.s.d).