Determination of bergenin based on the electrochemiluminescence quenching of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II).Luminescence. 2015 Dec; 30(8):1269-73.L
Quenching effects of bergenin, based on the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of the tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)-ruthenium(II) (Ru(bpy)3(2+))/tri-n-propylamine (TPrA) system in aqueous solution, is been described. The quenching behavior can be observed with a 100-fold excess of bergenin over Ru(bpy)3(2+). In the presence of 0.1 m TPrA, the Stern-Volmer constant (KSV) of the ECL quenching is as high as 1.16 × 10(4) M(-1) for bergenin. The logarithmic plot of the inhibited ECL versus logarithmic plot of the concentration of bergenin was linear over the range 3.0 × 10(-6)-1.0 × 10(-4) mol/L. The corresponding limit of detection was 6.0 × 10(-7) mol/L for bergenin (S/N = 3). In the mechanism of quenching it is believed that the competition of the active free radicals between Ru(bpy)3(2+)/TPrA and bergenin was the key factor for the ECL inhibition of the system. Photoluminescence, cyclic voltammetry, coupled with bulk electrolysis, supports the supposition mechanism of the Ru(bpy)3(2+)/TPrA-bergenin system.