Abstract:
AIM: To study a quantitative method for determination of trace amounts of xanthine by voltammetry with a tributyl phosphate (TBP) modified glassy carbon electrode. METHODS: In a medium of NH
4OH-NH
4Cl buffer, a well defined anodic peak was observed at 0.50 V (vs.SCE). RESULTS: The chemically modified film preferentially accumulates the xanthine. The relationship between peak current and the concentration of xanthine was linear in the range of 2.63×10
-7~7.89×10
-4 mol.L-1. The detection limit has been estimated as 6.57×10
-8 mol.L
-1. CONCLUSION: This method has been shown to be suitable for the determination of xanthine in human serum, urine and potato samples with satisfactory results.