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Electrochemical Behaviour of Ofloxacin in Pharmaceutical and Biological Samples Using a Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode in Using Anionic Surfactant

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Publication Date2018-03-01
AuthorsPınar Talay Pınar
Citations10

This paper examined use of a boron doped diamondelectrode (BDDE) for the electroanalysis of ofloxacin (one of the fluoroquinolone compounds) bycyclic voltammetry (CV) and square wave voltammetry (SWV) in the presence ofanionic surfactant (SDS) for the first time. The current signal due to theoxidation process was a function of the amount of ofloxacin, pH of the medium, effectof anionic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate) and scan rate. Cyclic voltammetric studies indicated an irreversiblebehaviour of ofloxacin in phosphate buffer solution at pH 2.0 with well-definedoxidation peak at +1.24 V (absence SDS) and +1.21 V (presence of SDS) vs. Ag/AgCl,respectively. With optimizedexperimental parameters, the current response of ofloxacin was proportionallylinear in the concentration range from 1.0Ɨ10-7 to 3.5Ɨ10-6 M. Adetection limit of 1.76Ɨ10-8 Mwas observed anodically electrochemical surface pretreatments. The practical applicability of the developed methodwas demonstrated on the determination of ofloxacin in human urine andpharmaceutical samples. Inthis way, BDD electrode may represent an efficient alternative to widely usedmodified electrodes in the determination of fluoroquinolonecompounds.