Ukr.Biochem.J. 2022; Volume 94, Issue 2, Mar-Apr, pp. 66-75

doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj94.02.066

Application of gold nanoparticles to determine spermine in the presence of other polyamines

Yu. V. Yanish1, M. P. Prylutskyi1*, S. P. Zaletok1, Yu. P. Mukha2

1R. E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
2O. O. Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
*e-mail: prilutskiy.maxim@gmail.com

Received: 19 October 2021; Accepted: 01 July 2022

The development of methods for the detection of polyamines in biological fluids is essential to improve early diagnosis and treatment of patients with prostate cancer. One of the promising areas is the use of noble metal nanoparticles. According to the literature data, there is no methodological approach have been developed to reliably distinguish spermine from other polyamines, in particular, from their acetylated forms and related compounds present in biological fluids. The paper presents the results of spectrophotometric determination of spermine both alone and in the presence of putrescine, spermidine or urea in the urine using gold nanoparticles. The results of the experiments proved that the developed method is suitable for the selective determination of spermine. It was shown that the presence of spermidine, putrescine, acetylated forms of polyamines or carbamide does not affect the results of the analysis.

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