Abstract
A simple, reliable, trace determination of selenomethionine (Semet) based on a direct hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometric method was developed using sodium tetrahydroborate (0.3% in 0.2% NaOH) and hydrochloric acid (3 M). The method excluded any chemical pretreatment prior to hydride generation (HG). The optimized HG system was successfully coupled with the HPLC system. The detection limit (3σ of blank; n=5), reproducibility (R.S.D. of three successive analyses/day, performed on three different days), and repeatability (R.S.D. of three successive analyses) of the method were 1.08 ng ml −1, 9.8% for 9.04 ng ml −1 and 2.1–9.5% for 30.0–1.27 ng ml −1 Semet as Se (standards prepared in Milli-Q water). Calibration graph was linear up to 30 ng ml −1. This HPLC-HG-AAS method is very promising and successfully determined Semet (spiked) in human urine.
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