Determination of <i>N</i>-Acetyl-<span style="font-variant: small-caps">l</span>-cysteine Ethyl Ester (NACET) by Flow Injection Analysis and Spectrophotometric Detection Using Different Thiol-Sensitive Ligands

A new flow injection spectrophotometric method for the determination of <i>N</i>-acetyl-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span>-cysteine ethyl ester (NACET) was developed and validated. The method is based on the reduction of Cu(II)-ligand complexes to chro...

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Autores principales: Lea Kukoc-Modun, Tomislav Kraljević, Dimitrios Tsikas, Njegomir Radić, Darko Modun
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Sumario:A new flow injection spectrophotometric method for the determination of <i>N</i>-acetyl-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span>-cysteine ethyl ester (NACET) was developed and validated. The method is based on the reduction of Cu(II)-ligand complexes to chromophoric Cu(I)-ligand complexes with the analyte. The studied ligands were neocuproine (NCN), bicinchoninic acid (BCA) and bathocuproine disulfonic acid (BCS). The absorbance of the Cu(I)-ligand complex was measured at 458, 562 and 483 nm for the reactions of NACET with NCN, BCA and BCS, respectively. The method was validated in terms of linear dynamic range, limit of detection and quantitation, accuracy, selectivity, and precision. Experimental conditions were optimized by a univariate method, yielding linear calibration curves in a concentration range from 2.0 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mol L<sup>−1</sup> to 2.0 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mol L<sup>−1</sup> using NCN; 2.0 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mol L<sup>−1</sup> to 1.0 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mol L<sup>−1</sup> using BCA and 6.0 × 10<sup>−7</sup> mol L<sup>−1</sup> to 1.2 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mol L<sup>−1</sup> using BCS. The achieved analytical frequency was 90 h<sup>−1</sup> for all three ligands. The method was successfully employed for NACET determination in pharmaceutical preparations, indicating that this FIA method fulfilled all the essential demands for the determination of NACET in quality control laboratories, as it combined low instrument and reagent costs with a high sampling rate.