%0 Journal Article
%T Development of a method for determination of fatty acid using FT-IR spectroscopy
%A Dimas Augusto Morozin Zaia
%A Leonardo de Oliveira Guarnieri
%A Karina Nicole Sobota
%A Henrique de Santana
%J Semina : Ci¨ºncias Exatas e Tecnol¨®gicas
%D 2011
%I State University of Londrina
%X In the present paper a new methodology has been developed for determination of fatty acids in biological systems using FT-IR spectroscopy. For this method is not necessary chromophore reagent or pre sample preparation. Palmitic acid was chosen as standard, because it is found in several biological systems. The FT-IR spectrum of palmitic acid showed two absorption bands in the region of 2852 and 2920 cm-1 attributed to CH stretching. The results for these bands showed that the Beer-Lambert Law was followed in wide range of concentration of palmitic acid (14 to 257 mmol L-1). Potassium ferricyanide (K3[Fe(CN)6]) was used as internal standard. Several interferents were tested and only cholesterol, ferric chloride (higher concentration), mixture of amino acids for the band at 2919 cm-1 (higher concentration) and triglyceride could be interferent if they appear in high concentration. Thus, this new methodology has advantage to be not expensive and simple.
%K Fatty acids
%K Palmitic acid
%K Biological systems
%K FT-IR Spectroscopy
%U http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semexatas/article/view/6481