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Analytical Method Flashcards

1
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Distance between two successive peaks; expressed in nanometers

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Wavelength

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2
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Range of visible light

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400-700 nm

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UV

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4
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Infrared

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> 700 nm

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5
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Relationship between wavelength and energy is describe in

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Planck’s formula

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6
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Number of vibrations of wave motion per second

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Frequency

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7
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Note: Wavelength is INVERSELY proportional to frequency and energy.

⬆️ frequency = ⬇️ wavelength

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Remeber this!

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8
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Wavelength in nanometers at peak transmittance

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Nominal wavelength

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9
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Is the wavelength indicated on the control dial is the actual wavelength of light passed by the monochromator

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Wavelength accuracy

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10
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Used to check for wavelength accuracy

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Holmium oxide and didymium

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11
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Used to check for absorbance accuracy

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Neutral density filters and dichromate solution

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12
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Is transmitted via electromagnetic waves that are characterized by their frequency and wavelength

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Energy

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13
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Most common analytical method used in clinical chemistry

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Colorimetry

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14
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Involves measurement pf the light transmitted by a solution to determine the concentration of the light absorbing substances in the solution

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Spectrophotometry

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15
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Simplest type of absorption spectrometer; one measurement at a time at one specified wavelength

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Single beam spectrophotometer

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16
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Instrument that splits the monochromatic light into two components

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Double beam spectrophotometer

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17
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Note: 2 Types of Double-beam Spectro

Double beam in space - 2 photodetectors

Double beam in time - uses a rotator or chopper

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Remember this!

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18
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Provides polychromatoc light and must generate sufficient radial energy or power to measure the analyte of interest

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Light source

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19
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Type of a light source where it emits radiation that changes in intensity

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Continuum souce

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20
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Type of light source wherein it emits limited radiation and wavelength

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Line source

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21
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Most commonly used light souce in the visible and near infrared region

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Tungsten light bulb

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22
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Light source for UV radiation

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Deuterium lamp

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23
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Light source that produces a continous source of radiatoon which covers goth UV and the visible range

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Xenon lamp

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24
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Minimizes unwanted or stray light

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Entrance slit

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25
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Any wavelength outside the band

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Stray light

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26
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Isolates specific or individual wavelength

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Monochromator

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27
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Wedge-shaped piece of glass, quartz or sodium chloride

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Prism

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28
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Most commonly used monochromator

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Diffraction gratings

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29
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Simple, least expensive; based on tue principle pf constructive interference of waves

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Filters

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30
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Controls the width of light beam (bandpass)

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Exit slit

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31
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Total range of wavelength transmitted

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Bandpass

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32
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Note:

The narrower the bandpass, the greater the resolution

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Remember this!

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33
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Also known as the sample cell; it holds the solution

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Cuvet

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34
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Most commonly used cuvet

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Alumina silica glass

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35
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Cuvet for UV radiation

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Quartz

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36
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It detects and converts transmitted light into photoelectric energy

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Photodetector

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37
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Simplest photodetector; used in filter photometers; used for detecting and measuring radiation on the visible region; composed of selenium on a plate of iron covered with transparent later of silver

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Barrier layer cell/ Photocell/ Photovoltaic cell

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38
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Contains cathode and anode; gives off electron when light energy strikes it

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Phototube

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39
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Most commonly used detector; most sensitive

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Photomultiplier tube (PMT)

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40
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Photodetector with excellent linearity

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Photodiode

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41
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Displays the output

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Read-out device

42
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Concentration of unknown = absorbed light 🔁 amount of light transmitted

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Beer’s Law

43
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Is performed using glass filters or solutions that have known absorbance values for specific wavelength

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Absorbance check

44
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Used to correct absorbance caused by the color of reagents

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Blank reagent

45
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Measures the light emitted by a single atom burned in flame

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Flame emission photometry

46
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Excitation of electrons from lower to higher energy state

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FEP

47
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What is the internal standard for FEP?

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Lithium/Cesium

48
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Note: FEP is used in the measurement of Sodium and Potassium

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Remember this!

49
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It measures the light absorbed by atoms dissociated by heat

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Atomic Absorption Photometry

50
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Element is not excited by merely dissociated from its chemical bond and place in its ground state

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AAS

51
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Note:

AAS is more sensitive; it does not need internal standard

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Remember this!

52
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A shift in wavelength under AAS die to the presence of intense magnetic field

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Zeeman effect

53
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The unknown sample is made to react with an indicator

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Volumetric (Titrimetric)

54
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Second major analytical method in CC

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Turbidimetry

55
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Determines the amount of light blocked

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Turbidimetry

56
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Determines the amount of scattered light

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Nephelometry

57
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Note:
Turbidimetry - for protein and bacterial growth measurement

Nephelometry - more sensitive; for Ag-Ab complex

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Remember this!

58
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Angle where light scattered is measured

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15-90 degrees

59
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Migration of charged particles in an electric field

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Electrophoresis

60
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Buffer for electrophoresis

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Barbital pH of 8.6

61
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Has a net charge that can be positive or negative depending on the pH conditions

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Amphoteric

62
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Movement of buffer ions and solvent relative to fixed support

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Endosmosis

63
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Migration of small charged ions

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Iontophoresis

64
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Migration of charged macromolecules

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Zone electrophoresis

65
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Electrophoresis support media where it separates by molecular size

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Cellulose acetate

66
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Separates by electrical charge and does not bind protein

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Agarose gel

67
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Separates on the basis of charge and molecular size; separates proteins into 20 fractions; used to study isoenzymes

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Polyacrilamide gel

68
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Measures the absorbance of stain

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Densitometry

69
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Separates molecules by migration through pH gradient

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Isoelectric focusing

70
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How is pH gradient created?

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Add Acid to anodic area

Add Base to cathodic area

71
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Net zero charge

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Isoelectric point

72
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Sample molecules are separated by electro-osmotic flow

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Capillary electrophoresis

73
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Involves separation of soluble components in a solution

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Chromatography

74
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2 forma of chromatography

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Planar and Columnar

75
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Used for fractionation of sugar and amino acid

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Paper chromatography

76
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Semiquantitive for drug testing

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Thin layer chromatography

77
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For separation of steroids, barbiturates, blood, alcohol and lipids

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Gas chromatography

78
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Detector for Gas liquid chromatography

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Flame ionization

79
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Based on the fragmentatiom and ionization of molecules

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Mass spectroscopy

80
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Note;

Every drug has its own fingerprint pattern which is compared to a computer library of known fragmentations

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Remember this!

81
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Method used for detection of inborn error of metabolism

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Tandem mass spectroscopy (MS/MS)

82
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Gold standard for drug testing

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GS/MS

83
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It uses pressure for past separations

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High performance liquid chromatography

84
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For detecting nonvolatile substance in body fluids

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Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy

85
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For separation of amino acids and nucleic acids

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Ion exchange chromatography

86
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For the separation of therapeutic drugs and metabolites

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Patitition chromatography (Liquid-liquid chromatography)

87
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The so-called lock-and-key binding that is widely present in biologic systems

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Affinity chromatography

88
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It measures the amount of light intensity present over a zero background

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Fluorometry

89
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Determines the amount of light emitted by a molecule after excitation by electromagnetic radiation

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Fluorometry

90
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The chemical reaction yields an electronically excited compound that emits light as it returns to the ground state

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Chemiluminescence

91
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Based on measuring the colligative properties

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Osmometry

92
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Most commonly used method for measuring the changes in colligative properties of a solution

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Freezing point depression

93
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Measurement of electrical potential die to the activity of free ions

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Potentiometry

94
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Is am electrochemical transducer capable of responding to one given ion

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Ion selective electrode

95
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ISE membrane for Sodium

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Glass aluminum silicate

96
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ISE membrane for Potassium

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Valinomycin

97
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ISE membrane for calcium and lithium

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Liquid membrane

98
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Is the measuremt of the amount of electricity at a fixed potential

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Coulometry

99
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Is the measurement of the current flow produced by an oxidation reaction

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Amperometry

100
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Is the measurement of differences at a constant voltage

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Polarography

101
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Measurement of current after which potential is applied to an electrochemical cell

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Voltammetry

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