Strengthening of the MagBioVin Research and Innovation Team for Development of Novel Approaches for Tumour Therapy based on Nanostructured Materials

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Electrochemical determination of natural drug colchicine in pharmaceuticals and human serum sample and its Interaction with DNA

Publication . Stankovic, Dalibor M.; Svorc, Lubomir; Mariano, José; Ortner, Astrid; Kalcher, Kurt

Colchicine (COLC) is a natural toxic product and secondary metabolite most commonly used to treat gout. In this study, its electrochemical behavior and determination was investigated by employing modification-free boron-doped diamond electrode (BDDE). Besides, its interaction with DNA was monitored using electrochemical methods. It was found that oxidation of this compound proceeds in two steps, where first sharp and well defined oxidation peak occurs at potential of around 1.19V, and second one at around 1.37V, in Britton-Robinson buffer solution at pH7.5. Wide dynamic range from 1 to 100 mu M was obtained with a detection limit (3 sigma(intercept)/slope) of a 0.26 mu M, based on the evaluation of first oxidation peak using differential pulse voltammetry. The proposed method was also found to be suitable for monitoring interaction of this drug with DNA as important segment for medical use. Concerning the validation, the analytical procedure shows excellent selectivity and sensitivity toward COLC detection and after method development it was successfully used for its quantification in pharmaceutical preparation and human serum sample, with satisfactory recovery. Obviously, this approach can be promising replacement for time-consuming and expensive separation methods.

2017-10Journal article

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Design of titanium nitride- and wolfram carbide-doped RGO/GC electrodes for determination of gallic acid

Publication . Stankovic, Dalibor M.; Ognjanovic, Milos; Martin, Fabian; Svorc, L'ubomir; Mariano, José; Antic, Bratislav

In the present paper, the electrochemical behavior and the properties of two modified glassy carbon (GC) electrodes used for quantification of gallic acid in sweet wines were compared. A comparative study was conducted between titanium nitride- or wolfram carbide-doped reduced graphene oxide, labeled as TNrGO and WCrGO, respectively, modified GC electrodes, which are promising composite nanomaterials for electroanalytical applications. For the first time, WCrGO was synthesized and its electroanalytical properties compared with those of TNrGO. Results showed that the proposed materials exhibited enhanced characteristics, e.g., low limits of detection (1.1 mu M and 3.1 mu M for TNrGO and WCrGO, respectively), wide linear ranges (for TNrGO 4.5-76 mu M and for WCrGO 10-100 mu M), low adsorption, and low background current, which make them promising candidates for electrochemical sensing applications.

2017-12Journal article

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