Colorimetric analysis

Colorimetric analysis

Colorimetric analysis is a method of determining the concentration of a chemical element or chemical compound in a solution with the aid of a color reagent. It is applicable to both organic compounds and inorganic compounds and may be used with or without an enzymatic stage. The method is widely used in medical laboratories and for industrial purposes, e.g. the analysis of water samples in connection with industrial water treatment.

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Equipment

The equipment required is a colorimeter, some cuvettes and a suitable color reagent. The process may be automated, e.g. by the use of an AutoAnalyzer or by Flow injection analysis.

Non-enzymatic methods

Examples

Calcium

Calcium + o-cresolphthalein complexone ----> colored complex[1]

Copper

Copper + bathocuproin disulfonate ----> colored complex[2]

Creatinine

Creatinine + picrate ----> colored complex[3]

Iron

Iron + bathophenanthroline disulfonate ---> colored complex[4]

Phosphate (inorganic)

Phosphate + ammonium molybdate + ammonium metavanadate ----> colored complex[5]

Enzymatic methods

In enzymatic analysis (which is widely used in medical laboratories) the color reaction is preceded by a reaction catalyzed by an enzyme. As the enzyme is specific to a particular substrate, more accurate results can be obtained. Enzymatic analysis is always carried out in a buffer solution at a specified temperature (usually 37°C) to provide the optimum conditions for the enzymes to act. Examples follow.

Examples

Cholesterol (CHOD-PAP method)
  1. Cholesterol + oxygen --(enzyme cholesterol oxidase)--> cholestenone + hydrogen peroxide
  2. Hydrogen peroxide + 4-aminophenazone + phenol --(enzyme peroxidase)--> colored complex[6]
Glucose (GOD-Perid method)
  1. Glucose + oxygen + water --(enzyme glucose oxidase)--> gluconate + hydrogen peroxide
  2. Hydrogen peroxide + ABTS --(enzyme peroxidase)--> colored complex[7]

In this case, both stages of the reaction are catalyzed by enzymes.

Triglycerides (GPO-PAP method)
  1. Triglycerides + water --(enzyme esterase)--> glycerol + carboxylic acid
  2. Glycerol + ATP --(enzyme glycerol kinase)--> glycerol-3-phosphate + ADP
  3. Glycerol-3-phosphate + oxygen --(enzyme glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase) --> dihydroxyacetone phosphate + hydrogen peroxide
  4. Hydrogen peroxide + 4-aminophenazone + 4-chlorophenol --(enzyme peroxidase)--> colored complex[8]
Urea
  1. Urea + water --(enzyme urease)--> ammonium carbonate
  2. Ammonium carbonate + phenol + hypochlorite ----> colored complex[9]

In this case, only the first stage of the reaction is catalyzed by an enzyme. The second stage is non-enzymatic.

Abbreviations
  • CHOD = cholesterol oxidase
  • GOD = glucose oxidase
  • GPO = glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase
  • PAP = phenol + aminophenazone (in some methods the phenol is replaced by 4-chlorophenol, which is less toxic)
  • Perid = peroxidase

Ultraviolet methods

In ultraviolet (UV) methods there is no visible color change but the principle is exactly the same, i.e. the measurement of a change in the absorbance of the solution. UV methods usually measure the difference in absorbance at 340 nm wavelength between nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its reduced form (NADH).

Examples

Pyruvate

Pyruvate + NADH --(enzyme lactate dehydrogenase)--> L-lactate + NAD[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ray Sarkar and Chauhan (1967) Anal. Biochem. 20:155
  2. ^ Zak, B. (1958) Clin. Chim. Acta. 3:328
  3. ^ Hawk, Oser and Summerson, Practical Physiological Chemistry, Churchill, London, 1947, pp 839-844
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  7. ^ Rey and Wielinger (1970) Z. analyt. chem. 252:224
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  9. ^ Fawcett and Scott (1960) J. Clin. Pathol. 13:156
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