Abstract
In this research, we study a colorimetric assay employing 4-(2-pyridylazo)-resorcinol (PAR) for quantifying the chelated and free gadolinium in the system. This is a preliminary study in order to observe the complexation behavior between Gd3+ and targeted molecules. This was carried out in 100 mM MES buffer at pH 5.5. The binding constant (Log K) of the Gd3+-PAR (1:1) complex at pH 5.5 is 4.41 ± 0.09 M-1 . Since this method only uses UV-Vis spectrometry, it is concluded that colorimetric assay employing PAR is a fast and inexpensive method in order to analyze the binding activity between Gd3+ and targeted ligands.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-34 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Jurnal Kimia Valensi |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Keywords
- Colorimetric assay
- Gadolinium
- MRI contrast agent