Determination Method for Pyrroloquinoline Quinone in Food Products by HPLC-UV Detection Using a Redox-Based Colorimetric Reaction
Determination Method for Pyrroloquinoline Quinone in Food Products by HPLC-UV Detection Using a Redox-Based Colorimetric Reaction
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DOI:
10.1248/cpb.c21-00638
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发表时间:
2022-01-01
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1.7
通讯作者:
Kuroda, Naotaka
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作者:
Fukuda, Mizuho;Kishikawa, Naoya;Kuroda, Naotaka
We have developed an HPLC-UV method for the determination of pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ), which utilizes a redox-based colorimetric reaction. In the proposed colorimetric reaction, the redox reaction between PQQ and dithiothreitol generates superoxide anion radicals that can convert 2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride (INT) to formaz an dye. After PQQ separation on an octadecyl silica column, it was mixed online with dithiothreitol and INT, and the formed formazan dye was monitored by absorbance at 490nm. The detection limit (S/N=3) of the proposed method was 7.6nM (152 fmol/injection). The proposed method could selectively detect PQQ in food products without any clean-up procedures.