Abstract

A differential pulse polarographic method has been developed for the determination of formaldehyde, by means of its kinetic current, in noxythiolin solutions. The assay conditions have been optimized so that the noxythiolin decomposition reaction was not affected. The method had the advantage of rapidity with an analysis time of about 10 min per sample. Thus formaldehyde was determined in noxythiolin solutions prepared and stored under typical clinical conditions. The low concentrations of formaldehyde present in all solutions were insufficient to account for the known cidal action of noxythiolin. There must therefore be some doubt that the mode of action of noxythiolin is simply due to formaldehyde produced as a result of the decomposition of noxythiolin in aqueous solution.

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