Assessment of 4-nitro-1,8-naphthalic anhydride reductase activity in homogenates of bakers' yeast by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

  • Jianqiang Xu
  • , Qing Yang
  • , Xuhong Qian
  • , Jörgen Samuelsson
  • , Jan Christer Janson*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A simple reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method was developed for the simultaneous determination of yield and conversion ratio of 4-nitro-1,8-naphthalic anhydride to 4-amino-1,8-naphthalic anhydride following incubation with a crude bakers' yeast homogenate. The analytes were separated on a C18 column in gradient mode. The detection limit of 4-amino-1,8-naphthalic anhydride is 10 ng/μl when using a 10 μl sample injection volume. The nitroreductase activity in the homogenate system can be assessed during the bioconversion process. The method can be used for the simultaneous detection of 4-hydroxylamino-1,8-naphthalic anhydride, an intermediate with limited stability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)82-87
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
Volume847
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aminoaryl
  • Arylhydroxylamine
  • Bakers' yeast
  • HPLC
  • Nitroarene
  • Nitroaryl
  • Nitroarylreductase
  • TLC

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