A novel luminol-based chemiluminescence method for the determination of amikacin sulfate in serum by using trivalent copper-periodate complex

A novel chemiluminescence （CL） reaction was based on the oxidizing reaction of luminol by the trivalent copper-periodate complex （Ks[Cu（HIO6）2], DPC） in alkaline medium. The CL intensity could be enhanced in the presence of amikacin sulfate （AKS）. A new CL method was developed for the determination of AKS by coupling with flow injection （FI） technology. Because of the distinctive oxidative effect of DPC, the luminol-based CL reaction could occur at a low concentration of 10-7 M. The relative CL intensity was proportional to the concentration of AKS in the range of 4.0 x 10-9-4.0 x 10-6 g/mL with the detection limit of 1.2 x 10-9 g/mL. The relative standard deviation was 2.1% for 8.0xl0-9g/mL AKS （n=9）. The proposed method was successfully applied to the direct determination of AKS at the level of ng/mL in serum samples. The recovery varied from 97.0% to 106.3%. A possible mechanism of the CL reaction was discussed in detail by relating to the CL kinetic characteristics and electrochemical activities of the oxidant DPC.