Title of article :
Transmission FT-IR spectroscopic analysis of human kidney stones in the Hyderabad region of Pakistan
Author/Authors :
KHASKHELI, Muhammad Hassan Shah Abdul Latif University - Department of Biochemistry, PAKISTAN , SHERAZI, Syed Tufail Hussain University of Sindh - National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, PAKISTAN , UJAN, Huma Mazhar Shah Abdul Latif University - Department of Biochemistry, PAKISTAN , MAHESAR, Sarfaraz Ahmed
Abstract :
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the composition of kidney stones removed from human patients. Seventeen samples were collected after surgery (5 females and 12 males; age range 2 to 60 years). The samples were analyzed for composition by transmission Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The 17 analyzed samples of kidney stones comprised 29.4% calcium oxalate, 29.4% uric acid, 29.4% calcium oxalate (CaOx)-uric acid, 5.9% phosphate, and 5.9% calcium oxalate- phosphate stones. The results of the study indicated that transmission FT-IR spectroscopy could be used as an environmentally friendly technique for rapid screening of kidney stones.
Keywords :
Kidney stone , transmission FT , IR , stone composition
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Chemistry
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Chemistry
