A simple automated method for the fluorometric titration of calcium in biological fluids,. 1977

H C Holtkamp, and P A Mantel, and H J Brouwer, and T L Liem, and J C Van Zwam, and B Leijnse

A new automatic device has been developed for the determination of the calcium content in biological fluids. The method is based on a fluorometric titration technique, in which calcium is titrated with ethyleneglycolbis-(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA). The end-point of the titration is indicated by quenching of the fluorescence of a calcium-calcein complex, in which calcein is the fluorescein-complexone indicator. To obtain proper results we found it necessary to use a 1 molar potassium hydroxide solution as titration medium. The results are printed out directly in concentration units (mmol/l). In order to carry out these determinations, several electronic and mechanical devices, including a sample-changer, titration cabinet with built-in fluorometer, control unit and electron titrator, were developed. Together they form the new calcium automatic device of which several qualitites such as precision, recovery and correlation have been studied. The disturbing influence of bilirubin has been minimized by using an excitation wavelength of 492 nm, at which there is nearly no absorption by bilirubin. At a concentration of bilirubin of as much as 500 micronmol/l, the recovery of calcium is still about 96%.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D003201 Computers Programmable electronic devices designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Calculators, Programmable,Computer Hardware,Computers, Digital,Hardware, Computer,Calculator, Programmable,Computer,Computer, Digital,Digital Computer,Digital Computers,Programmable Calculator,Programmable Calculators
D004533 Egtazic Acid A chelating agent relatively more specific for calcium and less toxic than EDETIC ACID. EGTA,Ethylene Glycol Tetraacetic Acid,EGATA,Egtazic Acid Disodium Salt,Egtazic Acid Potassium Salt,Egtazic Acid Sodium Salt,Ethylene Glycol Bis(2-aminoethyl ether)tetraacetic Acid,Ethylenebis(oxyethylenenitrile)tetraacetic Acid,GEDTA,Glycoletherdiamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic Acid,Magnesium-EGTA,Tetrasodium EGTA,Acid, Egtazic,EGTA, Tetrasodium,Magnesium EGTA
D005470 Fluorometry An analytical method for detecting and measuring FLUORESCENCE in compounds or targets such as cells, proteins, or nucleotides, or targets previously labeled with FLUORESCENCE AGENTS. Fluorimetry,Fluorometric Analysis,Analysis, Fluorometric
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001322 Autoanalysis Method of analyzing chemicals using automation. Autoanalyses
D001663 Bilirubin A bile pigment that is a degradation product of HEME. Bilirubin IX alpha,Bilirubin, (15E)-Isomer,Bilirubin, (4E)-Isomer,Bilirubin, (4E,15E)-Isomer,Bilirubin, Calcium Salt,Bilirubin, Disodium Salt,Bilirubin, Monosodium Salt,Calcium Bilirubinate,Hematoidin,delta-Bilirubin,Bilirubinate, Calcium,Calcium Salt Bilirubin,Disodium Salt Bilirubin,Monosodium Salt Bilirubin,Salt Bilirubin, Calcium,delta Bilirubin

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