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Micro sequential injection: fermentation monitoring of ammonia, glycerol, glucose, and free iron using the novel lab-on-valve system.
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PMID:  11284328     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
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Using an integrated lab-on-valve manifold in a microfluidic sequential injection format (microSI), automated sample processing has been developed for off-line and on-line monitoring of small-scale fermentations. Spectrophotometric assays of ammonia, glucose, glycerol, and free iron were downscaled to use micro-quantities of commercial reagents. By monitoring the reaction rate, the response curves in a stopped-flow mode generate linear calibration curves for ammonia [r2 = 1.000 (0.9% SE)], glycerol [r2 = 0.999 (1.1% SE)], glucose [r2 = 0.999 (1.1% SE)], and free iron [r2 = 0.999 (1.5% SE)]. Since sample dilution and reagent quantities are easily adjusted within the programmable SI format, the lab-on-valve system can accommodate samples over a wide concentration range (ammonia: 3-1200 ppm; glycerol: 20-120 ppm; glucose: 35-1000 ppm; and free iron: 80-400 ppm). This work demonstrates the key advantages of miniaturization through the reduction of sample and reagent use, minimizing waste and providing a compact yet reliable instrument. The lab-on-valve manifold uses a universal hardware configuration for all analyses, only requiring changes in software protocol and choice of reagents. All of these features are of particular importance to small-scale experimental fermentation where multiple analyte analyses are needed in real-time using small sample volumes. It is hoped that this first real-life application of the lab-on-valve manifold will serve not only as a model system to downscale assays in a practical fashion, but will also inspire and promote the use of the integrated microSI manifold approach for a wider range of biotechnological applications.
Authors:
C H Wu; L Scampavia; J Ruzicka; B Zamost
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Analyst     Volume:  126     ISSN:  0003-2654     ISO Abbreviation:  Analyst     Publication Date:  2001 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-03     Completed Date:  2001-05-17     Revised Date:  2003-10-31    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372652     Medline TA:  Analyst     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  291-7     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA.
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