Voltammetric Study of Adenine Complex with Copper on Mercury Electrode

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Authors

JELEN František KOUŘILOVÁ Alena HASOŇ Stanislav KIZEK René TRNKOVÁ Libuše

Year of publication 2009
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Electroanalysis
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Field Electrochemistry
Keywords Copper; Copper-adenine complex; Hanging mercury drop electrode; Cyclic voltammetry
Description The determination of adenine (Ade), adenosine (Ado) and hydrolyzed adenosine (h-Ado) in the presence of copper(II) ions is described by cyclic (CV) and elimination voltammetry with linear scan (EVLS) in connection with adsorptive stripping technique. Signals of adenine and copper-adenine complex were measured on a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) in buffered solutions with different pH. The differences in electrochemical behavior of Ad,and Ado were found not only in dependence on the presence of copper ions, scan rate, Ade concentration and pH, but also on the accumulation time and potential where a copper-Ade complex is formed. A deeper evaluation of voltammetric responses was carried out by EVLS. The EVLS function E4 eliminating charging and kinetic current components and conserving the diffusion current component was capable of enhancing the current sensitivity of CV peaks and of detecting electron transfer in adsorbed state. The irreversible electrode process of a totally adsorbed electroactive species is indicated by means of a peak-counterpeak signal. Our results show that EVLS in connection with the adsorptive stripping procedure is not only a useful tool for both qualitative and quantitative microanalysis of Ade but also for revealing certain details in electrode processes.
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