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Spectroscopy studies of sandwich-type complex of silver(I) co-ordinated to nuclear fast red and adenine and its analytical applications

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A novel fluorometric method for the determination of adenine was proposed, based on the fluorescence quenching of a nuclear fast red-silver complex as a small molecule optical probe in the presence of adenine. The characteristic spectra of absorption, resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) and the fluorescence of the system were analysed. Adenine, Ag+ and nuclear fast red formed a sandwich-type complex. The composition of the compound and the mechanisms of fluorescence quenching were discussed. The optimal conditions for the reaction and the effects of co-existing substances were also investigated. The quenched fluorescence intensity was proportional to the concentration of adenine in the range of 0.03–0.90 µg mL−1, with the limit of detection of 0.023 µg mL−1. The method was applied satisfactorily to the determination of adenine in synthetic samples, herring sperm DNA, human sera and vitamin B4 tablets with recoveries from 95.3 % to 105 %.

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    Yi Cui, Yi-Jun Gong, Li Su, Cheng-Ke Wu, Sheng-Bin Pang & Su-Ling Feng

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Cui, Y., Gong, YJ., Su, L. et al. Spectroscopy studies of sandwich-type complex of silver(I) co-ordinated to nuclear fast red and adenine and its analytical applications. Chem. Pap. 69, 510–517 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1515/chempap-2015-0056

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