Factors influencing fluorescence spectra of free porphyrins
We recorded fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of uro- and coproporphyrin under different experimental conditions, to see how these conditions influence quantification based on measurement of fluorescence intensity. We found that, for bands α and β of the emission spectra and the main peak...
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| Sumario: | We recorded fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of uro- and coproporphyrin under different experimental conditions, to see how these conditions influence quantification based on measurement of fluorescence intensity. We found that, for bands α and β of the emission spectra and the main peak of the excitation spectra, fluorescence depends on pH and is minimal near pH 5 and near pH 7-7.5 for copro- and uroporphyrin, respectively. For band γ of the emission spectra there was a constant decrease of fluorescence with increasing alkalinity of the solution. The intensity of porphyrin fluorescence also depends on ionic strength, reaching sharp maxima at 0.1 mol/L (for uroporphyrin) and 1 mol/L (for coproporphyrin). The organic mixture ethyl acetate:acetic acid (4:1 by vol), commonly used to extract porphyrins from biological samples, markedly diminishes the fluorescence of both porphyrins as compared with the same concentration of each porphyrin in aqueous acidic solvent. Furthermore, when we measured different ratios of uro:copro mixture at three distinct pHs and buffers, we found that at pH 10.5 (in carbonate buffer) the measured units of fluorescence depend only on total porphyrin concentration and not on the composition of the mixture. |
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