文摘
Hydrogen peroxide and trace metals (K+, Ca2+, Na+, Mg2+, Mn2+, and Li+) were determined in 14samples of Brazilian commercial honeys. The method for the determination of H2O2 is based onselective oxidation of H2O2 using an on-line tubular reactor containing peroxidase immobilized onAmberlite IRA-743 resin. Reactors presented high stability for at least 2 weeks under intense use.The results show a simple, accurate, selective, and readily applied method to the determination ofH2O2 in honey. The trace metals were determined by capillary zone eletrophoresis. Mean contentsof 656, 69.1, 71.8, 36.0, 21.4, and 1.70 mg/kg were found, respectively, for K+, Ca2+, Na+, Mg2+,Mn2+, and Li+ in the analyzed honeys. The cations were identified by comparison of the relativemigration times of their peaks with the Ba2+ migration time used as reference. The electrophoreticanalysis was simple and rapid and did not require any other preparation of sample than dilution andfiltration.