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      An improvement of calcium determination technique in the shell of molluscs

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          The complexometric method is usually applied to quantitative calcium determination in different materials; however the application of this method to calcium determination in molluscs shells infers significant interferences to the results. The snail Bradybaena similaris, a terrestrial gastropod, was used as experimental model to the improvement of this method. The shells were calcinated and dissolved in nitric acid, the hydrogen peroxide was also used to clarify the medium after the acid addition. The calcination procedure and the use of nitric acid reduced the significantly the interferences, allowing a major degree of destruction of the organic substances of the shell. The improvement of the calcium determination technique usually employed showed calcium content of 874.24 ± 56.617 mg of CaCO3/g of ash in comparison to the conventional technique that allowed the determination of 607.79 ± 67.751 mg of CaCO3/g of shell, wet weight.

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          O método complexométrico é geralmente utilizado para determinação quantitativa de cálcio em diferentes materiais; contudo a aplicação deste método à determinação de cálcio em conchas de moluscos infere significativas interferências aos resultados obtidos. O molusco Bradybaena similaris, um gastrópode terrestre, foi utilizado como modelo para aperfeiçoar este método. As conchas foram calcinadas e dissolvidas em ácido nítrico, o peróxido de hidrogênio também foi empregado para clarificar o meio após a adição do ácido. O processo de calcinação e o uso do ácido nítrico reduziram significativamente as interferências, permitindo um maior grau de destruição das substâncias orgânicas da concha. O aperfeiçoamento da técnica para determinação de cálcio empregado resultou em uma quantidade maior de cálcio igual a 874.24 ± 56.617 mg de CaCO3/g de cinzas em comparação com a técnica convencional que permitiu a determinação de 607.79 ± 67.751 mg de CaCO3/g de concha, peso fresco.

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                Journal
                babt
                Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
                Braz. arch. biol. technol.
                Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar (Curitiba )
                1678-4324
                February 2009
                : 52
                : 1
                : 93-98
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
                [2 ] Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Brazil
                Article
                S1516-89132009000100012
                10.1590/S1516-89132009000100012
                3e8fa343-4c3a-423d-9cba-284ca3471da3

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                BIOLOGY

                General life sciences
                calcium determination technique,Snail,Bradybaena similaris,shell
                General life sciences
                calcium determination technique, Snail, Bradybaena similaris, shell

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