Liquid chromatography with amperometric detection at a nano crystalline Ce-doped lead dioxide film modified electrode for determination of (R)-Salsolinol, (R)-N-methylsalsolinol and monoamineneurotransmitters in Parkinsonian patients' cerebrospinal fluid

The fabrication and application of a novel electrochemical detector (ED) with nano crystalline Ce-doped lead dioxide film chemically modified electrode (CME) for liquid chromatography (LC) were described. The Ce-doped PbO2 film was characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and scanning tunnel microscope (STM). The electrochemical behaviors of (R)-Salsolinol ((R)–Sal) at the CME were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). It was found that the CME exhibited an efficiently electrocatalytic effect on the current responses of (R)–Sal, (R)-N-methylsalsolinol ((R)-NMSal) and monoamine neurotransmitters. In LC-ED, all (R)-Sal, (R)-NMSal, dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and homovanillic acid (HVA) had good and stable current responses at the CME. The linear ranges of the nine analytes were over three orders of magnitude (R2 > 0.995). The application of this method coupled with microdialysis sampling for the determination of (R)-Sal, (R)-NMSal and monoamine neurotransmitters in Parkinsonian patients' cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was satisfactory.