Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 28(4), 315 (2012).

Monodispersed Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Creatinine by Modified Precipitation Polymerization
Jun HAGINAKA, Chitose MIURA, Noriko FUNAYA, and Hisami MATSUNAGA
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s University, 11-68 Koshien Kyuban-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8179, Japan
A monodispersed molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for creatinine was prepared by modified precipitation polymerization. The retention and molecular-recognition properties of the prepared MIP were evaluated by the hydrophilic interaction chromatography mode using a mixture of ammonium acetate buffer and acetonitrile as a mobile phase in liquid chromatography. The MIP had a specific recognition ability for creatinine, while other structurally related compounds, such as hydantoin, 1-methylhydantoin, 2-pyrrolidone, N-hydroxysuccinimide and creatine, could not be recognized on the MIP. In addition to shape recognition, hydrophilic interactions could work for the recognition of creatinine on the MIP.