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Rapid enzymatic method for the determination of phosphoryl choline using the fluorescence of the enzyme choline oxidase. Sequential determination of choline and phosphorylcholine in milk powder for children
In this paper we present a rapid method for determining phosphorylcholine (ChoP).
ChoP was first hydrolyzed by the enzyme alkaline phosphatase (AP); the choline formed
was then submitted to a reaction with Choline Oxidase (ChOx). Both reactions were carried
out simultaneously, in the same test without previous steps of incubation. The analytical
signals used were the intrinsic fluorescence of ChOx due to FAD and that corresponding to
a fluorescein derivative bonded to ChOx (ChOx-FS); both can be related with the
concentration of ChoP. Once the conditions were optimized, the response range for ChoP
was 5.2路10-7 - 1.0路10-5 M using the peak area as the analytical parameter with a precision
of about 4% (RSD) at both ChOx and ChOx-FS wavelengths.
In the experimental conditions found, it was also possible to determine free choline
(Ch) with figures of merit similar to those obtained for ChoP. These results have made
possible the sequential determination of Ch and ChoP in milk powder, using only one
aliquot of the mixture, with good results. The recoveries obtained for both analytes were
close to 100 %.
The method is rapid because an incubation step is not necessary. Moreover, the enzymatic reaction is autoindicating and thus the additional detection step required by other published enzymatic methods is avoided.
other published enzymatic methods is avoided.This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de
Econom铆a y Competitividad (MINECO) (CTQ 2012-34774) (CTQ 2012-35535), FEDER
(EU) (CTQ 2008 06751 C02-01/BQU) and by the Regional Government of Arag贸n (DGA)
(Support to Research Group E-74). Thanks to Dr. Jes煤s Mart铆nez de la Fuente for
providing the opportunity to use the BioTek Synergy HT Multi-Mode Microplate Reader.Peer reviewe