Patent Application: US-15720780-A

Abstract:
a method is disclosed for determining glucose whereby glucose is reacted with an aromatic reagent containing one or more nitro groups and the reaction is monitored at electrodes which measure the current produced by the reduction of one or more of the nitro groups .

Description:
proceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail , the following methods were used in preparing the necessary standards : fourteen milligrams of 2 , 4 - dinitrophenol and 25 milliliters of 1 . 0 n naoh were added to a 50 - ml volumetric flask which was brought to volume with distilled water . this produced a 1 . 5 × 10 - 3 m 2 , 4 - dnp stock standard . a 7 . 5 × 10 - 2 m glucose solution was prepared by adding 1 . 3512 g of glucose to a 100 - ml volumetric flask which was brought to volume with distilled water . twenty microliters of the glucose solution and 2 . 5 milliliters of the 2 , 4 - dinitrophenol stock were pipetted into a 10 - ml volumetric flask using a gilford automatic pipetter / diluter . this resulted in a glucose : 2 , 4 - dnp molar ratio of 0 . 4 . the solution was mixed , heated in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes , cooled , and brought to volume with distilled water . five milliliters were transferred into a 10 - ml volumetric flask . two and a half milliliters of 1 . 0 n naoh were added and the flask was mixed and brought to volume with distilled water . this working standard was transferred into a 10 - ml heyrovsky cell which contained a small pool of mercury on the floor of the cell to act as the anodic reference electrode . the heyrovsky cell was placed under a dropping mercury electrode onto which a drop timer was attached . the mercury reservoir was raised to a height of 59 . 0 cm . polarograms were recorded throughout the voltage range of - 0 . 3 to - 1 . 75 volts . a series of working standards was similarly prepared by increasing the glucose concentration to produce molar ratios between 0 . 4 : 1 and 2 : 1 in increments of 0 . 4 . all working standards and appropriate reagent blanks were tested as described above . the total diffusion current for the first and second nitro group reduction waves was determined by measuring the vertical distance from the residual current to the limiting current . the diffusion current results were plotted versus the glucose : 2 , 4 - dnp ratio ( table i and fig1 ). table i______________________________________effect of glucose concentration on the total diffusioncurrent of the 2 , 4 - dnp reduction waves total diffusion currentglucose / 2 , 4 - dnp ratio ( μa ) ______________________________________0 6 . 570 . 4 6 . 140 . 8 5 . 871 . 2 5 . 541 . 6 4 . 922 . 0 4 . 57______________________________________ the effect of base concentration on the reactivity of glucose with 3 , 5 - dinitrosalicylic acid five milliliters of a stock solution of 3 , 5 - dinitrosalicylic acid , 8 × 10 - 4 m 3 , 5 - dnsa in 0 . 6 n naoh , were transferred to a 10 - ml volumetric flask . a volume of 0 . 1 ml of an aqueous 4 × 10 - 2 m glucose standard was added and the solution was mixed . the flask was placed in a boiling water bath for five minutes , cooled , and brought to volume with distilled water . polarographic analysis was performed as previously described . a blank test was similarly performed in the absence of glucose . the difference in the diffusion current ( δi d ) was calculated from the blank and test results ( table ii ). the above testing process was similarly performed for solutions containing naoh at the following final molar concentrations : 1 . 0 , 1 . 5 , 2 . 0 , 2 . 5 , and 3 . 0 . the δi d results were plotted versus the concentration of naoh ( fig2 ). table ii______________________________________effect of base concentration on the diffusioncurrent of the 3 , 5 - dnsa - glucose reactionfinal naoh change inconcentration diffusion current ( n ) ( δi . sub . d in μa ) ______________________________________0 . 3 0 . 551 . 0 1 . 281 . 5 1 . 502 . 0 1 . 422 . 5 1 . 593 . 0 1 . 79______________________________________ an 8 . 0 × 10 - 4 m stock solution of 3 , 5 - dnsa was prepared in aqueous 1 . 0 n naoh . a stock solution of glucose was prepared by adding 3 . 6032 g to a 100 - ml volumetric flask which was filled to volume with distilled water . two and one - half milliliters of the 3 , 5 - dnsa solution and 0 . 01 milliliters of the glucose solution were pipetted into a 10 - ml volumetric flask and mixed . the flask was placed in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes , cooled , and filled to volume with distilled water . polarographic analysis was performed as previously described . the above procedure was similarly performed with 3 , 5 - dnsa blank solutions and also in the presence of larger volumes of glucose to evaluate glucose : 3 , 5 - dnsa molar ratios ranging between 1 : 1 and 10 : 1 . the δi d was calculated for each test solution ( table iii ). the δi d results were plotted versus the glucose : 3 , 5 - dnsa molar ratio ( fig3 ). table iii______________________________________effect of glucose concentration on the diffusioncurrent of the 3 , 5 - dnsa reduction wave change in diffusion currentglucose / 3 , 5 - dnsa ratio ( δi . sub . d in μa ) ______________________________________0 01 0 . 622 1 . 273 1 . 844 2 . 155 2 . 426 2 . 647 2 . 878 2 . 9110 2 . 98______________________________________ five milliliters of a stock 3 , 5 - dinitrosalicylic acid solution , 8 × 10 - 4 m 3 , 5 - dnsa in 0 . 6 n naoh , and 4 . 5 ml of 6 . 0 n naoh , were pipetted into a 10 - ml volumetric flask . a volume of 0 . 01 milliliters of an aqueous 8 × 10 - 2 m glucose standard was added and the flask was filled to the mark with distilled water . the solution was mixed and polarographic analysis was performed as previously described . blank solutions and working standards were similarly prepared and analysed to evaluate glucose : 3 , 5 - dnsa molar ratios between 0 : 1 and 2 : 1 in increments of 0 . 2 . the δi d results were calculated and plotted versus the glucose : 3 , 5 - dnsa molar ratio ( table iv and fig4 ). table iv______________________________________effect of glucose on the diffusion current ofthe 3 , 5 - dnsa reduction wave change in diffusion currentglucose / 3 , 5 - dnsa ratio ( δi . sub . d in μa ) ______________________________________0 00 . 2 0 . 240 . 4 0 . 550 . 6 0 . 670 . 8 1 . 101 . 0 1 . 241 . 2 1 . 731 . 4 2 . 171 . 6 2 . 402 . 0 2 . 99______________________________________ the effect of base concentration on the reactivity of glucose with 3 , 5 - dinitrobenzoic acid a stock solution of 3 , 5 - dinitrobenzoic acid was prepared by adding 17 . 0 mg of 3 , 5 - dnba and 16 . 7 mililiters of 6 n naoh to a 100 - ml volumetric flask which was filled to the mark with distilled water . a stock solution of glucose was prepared by adding 762 . 7 mg to a 50 - ml volumetric flask which was filled to volume with distilled water . a test solution was prepared by adding 5 milliliters of the 3 , 5 - dnba solution , 0 . 1 milliliters of the glucose solution , and 0 . 83 milliliters of 6 n naoh to a 10 - ml volumetric flask which was filled to volume with distilled water . the final naoh concentration was 1 . 0 n . the test solution was mixed and placed into a boiling water bath for 5 minutes . the solution was cooled to room temperature and polarographic analysis was performed as previously described . the above procedure was similarly performed for test solutions containing final naoh concentrations of 1 . 5 , 2 . 0 , 2 . 5 , 3 . 0 , and 3 . 5 n . blank solutions were similarly prepared and tested for each base concentration studied . the difference in diffusion current ( δi d ) was calculated for each of the corresponding blank and test results ( table v ). the δi d results were plotted versus the concentration of naoh ( fig5 ). table v______________________________________effect of base concentration on the diffusioncurrent of the 3 , 5 - dnba - glucose reactionfinal naoh change inconcentration diffusion current ( n ) ( δi . sub . d in μa ) ______________________________________1 . 0 0 . 671 . 5 1 . 102 . 0 1 . 202 . 5 2 . 083 . 0 2 . 643 . 5 3 . 21______________________________________ an 8 . 0 × 10 - 4 m stock solution of 3 , 5 - dinitrobenzoic acid was prepared in aqueous 1 . 0 n naoh . a test solution was prepared by adding 5 . 0 milliliters of 3 , 5 - dnba solution , 10 μl of a 0 . 2 m glucose solution , and 1 . 25 milliliters of 2 . 0 n naoh to a 10 - ml volumetric flask . the glucose : 3 , 5 - dnba molar ratio was 0 . 5 : 1 . the solution was mixed , incubated in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes , cooled , and brought to volume with distilled water . polarographic analysis was performed as previously described . a blank was similarly prepared and tested in the absence of glucose . the above procedure was similarly performed for glucose and 3 , 5 - dnba at molar ratios of 1 : 1 and 1 . 5 : 1 . the diffusion current was calculated for each test solution and the results were plotted versus the glucose : 3 , 5 - dnba molar ratio ( table vi and fig6 ). table vi______________________________________effect of glucose on the diffusion currentof the 3 , 5 - dnba reduction waves diffusion currentglucose / 3 , 5 - dnba ( μa ) ______________________________________0 4 . 740 . 5 4 . 021 . 0 2 . 831 . 5 1 . 57______________________________________ a stock solution of 3 , 5 - dinitrobenzoic acid was prepared by adding 8 . 5 mg of 3 , 5 - dnba and 10 . 0 milliliters of 6 n naoh to a 100 - ml volumetric flask which was filled to the mark with distilled water . one milliliter of &# 34 ; normal &# 34 ; serum was deproteinized by adding 1 . 0 milliliter of trichloroacetic acid , mixing the solution vigorously , and centrifuging . five milliliters of 3 , 5 - dnba solution , 0 . 1 milliliters of deproteinized serum , and 4 . 5 milliliters of 6 n naoh were added to a 10 - ml volumetric flask . the flask was filled to the mark with distilled water , mixed , and placed in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes . the test solution was brought to room temperature and polarographic analysis was performed as previously described . the above procedure was similarly performed for four aliquots for serum containing standard additions of glucose at 50 , 100 , 140 , and 200 mg / 100 ml of serum . the total diffusion current for the nitro group reduction waves was recorded for each test solution ( table vii ). the i d results were plotted versus the quantity of glucose added ( fig7 ). table vii______________________________________effect of deproteinized serum and glucose standard additionson the diffusion current of the 3 , 5 - dnba composite waveglucose addition diffusion current ( mg / 100 ml ) ( μa ) ______________________________________0 14 . 050 13 . 0100 11 . 5140 10 . 9200 9 . 5______________________________________ a stock solution of 3 , 5 - dinitrobenzoic acid was prepared by adding 8 . 5 mg of 3 , 5 - dnba and 10 . 0 milliliters of 6 n naoh to a 100 - ml volumetric flask which was filled to the mark with distilled water . five milliliters of the 3 , 5 - dnba solution , 50 μl of &# 34 ; normal &# 34 ; urine , and 4 . 5 milliliters of 6 n naoh were added to a 10 - ml volumetric flask . the flask was filled to the mark , mixed , and placed in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes . the test solution was brought to room temperature and polarographic analysis was performed as previously described . the above procedure was similarly performed for three aliquots of urine containing standard additions of glucose at 20 , 50 , and 100 mg / 100 ml of urine . the total diffusion current for the nitro group reduction waves were recorded for each test solution ( table viii ). the i d results were plotted versus the quantity of glucose added ( fig8 ). table viii______________________________________effect of urine and glucose standard additions onthe total diffusion current of the 3 , 5 - 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