Cathodic pseudopolarography: A new tool for the identification and quantification of cysteine, cystine and other low molecular weight thiols in seawater

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 836, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-33

  Laglera, Luis M ^a   Downes, Javier ^a   Tovar Sánchez, Antonio ^b,c   Monticelli, Damiano ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cathodic pseudopolarography; Cystine; Reduced sulfur substances; Seawater; Thiols; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COALESCENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEAWATER; SULFUR; VOLTAMMETRY;

CATHODIC STRIPPING VOLTAMMETRY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS; DEPOSITION POTENTIAL; DIRECT DETERMINATION; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PSEUDOPOLAROGRAPHY; REDUCED SULFUR SUBSTANCES; THIOLS;

CYSTINES;

CIMETIDINE; COPPER; CYSTEINE; EDETIC ACID; SEA WATER; SULFUR; THIOL; CYSTINE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CATHODIC PSEUDOPOLAROGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POLAROGRAPHY; PROCEDURES;

COCKSFOOT STREAK VIRUS;

COPPER; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; EDETIC ACID; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLAROGRAPHY; SEAWATER; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84903479500     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.05.026     Document Type: Article

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