Lg. Shaidarova et al., STRIPPING-VOLTAMMETRIC DETERMINATION OF SOME AMINO-ACIDS ON A CARBON-PASTE ELECTRODE MODIFIED BY CROWN-ETHERS, Journal of analytical chemistry, 52(3), 1997, pp. 238-241
A method for detecting sulfur-containing amino acids on a carbon-paste
electrode modified by dibenzo-18-crown-6 or dibromodibenzo-18-crown-6
ethers is developed. The selectivity of the method is accounted for b
y a specific interaction between crown ethers (modifying agents) and p
rotonated amino groups of organic molecules of the analyte adsorbed by
the surface of the modified electrode as a host-guest complex. The de
termination limits (c(lim)) of cysteine, homocysteine, and glutathione
are equal to (2-5) x 10(-8) M.