Turkish Journal of Chemistry
Transmission FT-IR spectroscopic analysis of human kidney stones in the Hyderabad region of Pakistan
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.
DOI
10.3906/kim-1108-26
Keywords
Kidney stone, transmission FT-IR, stone composition
First Page
477
Last Page
483
Recommended Citation
KHASKHELI, MUHAMMAD HUSSAN; SHERAZI, SYED TUFAIL HUSSAIN; UJAN, HUMA MAZHAR; and MAHESAR, SARFARAZ AHMED
(2012)
"Transmission FT-IR spectroscopic analysis of human kidney stones in the Hyderabad region of Pakistan,"
Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 36:
No.
3, Article 11.
https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-1108-26
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol36/iss3/11
