Quantitative on-chip determination of taurine in energy and sports drinks

Götz, Sebastian and Revermann, Tobias and Karst, Uwe (2007) Quantitative on-chip determination of taurine in energy and sports drinks. Lab on a Chip, 7 (1). pp. 93-97. ISSN 1473-0197

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Abstract:	A new method for the quantitative determination of taurine in beverages by microchip electrophoresis was developed. A rapid and simple sample preparation procedure, only including two dilution steps and the addition of the fluorogenic labeling reagent NBD-Cl (4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan), is applied. Using a home-built wavelength-resolved fluorescence detector, the separation and determination of the taurine derivative could be achieved in only 12 s, while the additional spectral information was utilized to ensure peak purity. Spanning from 0.1 to 50 mmol L–1, the linear dynamic range of the applied method was adapted to the apparent contents in common taurine containing beverages. The smallest detectable amount of the taurine derivative actually injected into the separation channel was as low as 60 amol. The method was successfully validated by an independent liquid chromatographic method.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2007 Royal Society of Chemistry
Research Group:	Chemical Analysis (CA)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/72264
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b609739a
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