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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 82-87 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Volume | 847 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 1 Mar 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aminoaryl
- Arylhydroxylamine
- Bakers' yeast
- HPLC
- Nitroarene
- Nitroaryl
- Nitroarylreductase
- TLC