A new green approach to L-histidine and ß-alanine analysis in dietary supplements using rapid and simple contactless conductivity detection integrated with high-resolution glass-microchip electrophoresis.
Anal Bioanal Chem
; 416(15): 3605-3617, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
The analysis of dietary supplements is far less regulated than pharmaceuticals, leading to potential quality issues. Considering their positive effect, many athletes consume supplements containing L-histidine and ß-alanine. A new microfluidic method for the determination of L-histidine and ß-alanine in dietary supplement formulations has been developed. For the first time, capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection was employed for the microchip electrophoresis of amino acids in real samples. A linear relationship between detector response and concentration was observed in the range of 10-100 µmol L-1 for L-histidine (R2 = 0.9968) and ß-alanine (R2 = 0.9954), while achieved limits of detection (3 × S/N ratio) were 4.2 µmol L-1 and 5.2 µmol L-1, respectively. The accuracy of the method was confirmed using recovery experiments as well as CE-UV-VIS and HPLC-UV-VIS techniques. The developed method allows unambiguous identification of amino acids in native form without chemical derivatization and with the possibility of simultaneous analysis of amino acids with metal cations.
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Assunto principal:
Beta-Alanina
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Suplementos Nutricionais
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Eletroforese em Microchip
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Condutividade Elétrica
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Histidina
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En
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Anal Bioanal Chem
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Croácia