SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF ZINC METHIONINE, ZINC GLYCINE, COPPER LEUCINE, AND COPPER GLYCINE COMPLEXES USING ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY

Objective: The aim of this study was to perform metal-amino acid synthesis and to analyze the free and bonded mineral concentrations.Methods: In this study, the synthesis of amino acid metal complexes was carried out by reacting free metal ions, derived from a water-soluble metalsalt, with amino acids in a 1:2 molar ratio.Results: The respective yields of this synthesis process were 95.38%, 95.95%, 76.31%, and 93.91% for zinc (Zn)-methionine (Zn(Met)2), Zn-glycine(Zn(gli)2), copper-leucine (Cu(leu)2), and Cu-glycine (Cu(gli)2) complexes, respectively. The metal-amino acid complexes were then separated usingcolumn chromatography and further analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). The bonded metal concentrations of the Zn(Met)2,Zn(gli)2, Cu(leu)2, and Cu(gli)2 complexes were 189.32 mg/g, 353.78 mg/g, 180.89 mg/g, and 275.11 mg/g, respectively. The free metal concentrationsof the Zn(Met)2, Zn(gli)2, Cu(leu)2, and Cu(gli)2 complexes were 13.57 mg/g, 12.92 mg/g, 0.19 mg/g, and 2.12 mg/g, respectively.Conclusion: In this study, Zn(Met)2, Zn(gli)2, Cu(leu)2, and Cu(gli)2 complexes were successfully formed and analyzed. The mineral concentration ineach complex differed depending on the type of mineral and ligand.