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Enzymic method for the amperometric determination of nicotinic acid in meat products
T Hamano1, Y Mitsuhashi, N Kojima
1Division of Food Chemistry, Public Health Research Institute of Kobe City, Japan.
Abstract:
An enzymic method for the determination of nicotinic acid is described, based on the indirect electrochemical monitoring of nicotinic acid via its reaction with oxygen in the presence of nicotinic acid hydroxylase. Derivative amperometric signals due to oxygen depletion enable a one-point kinetic analysis to be carried out. Nicotinic acid hydroxylase catalyses the hydroxylation of nicotinic acid to produce 6-hydroxynicotinic acid, which is accompanied by a stoichiometric consumption of oxygen. The method was applied successfully to the analysis of real samples.

