Enhancement of Lucigenin Chemiluminescence by Periodate Oxidation of Adrenaline in Cationic Surfactant Micelles.

Aqueous solutions of cationic micellar hexadecyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (CTAOH) containing periodate enhanced markedly the intensity of chemiluminescence (CL) emitted from the reaction of lucigenin with adrenaline (AD). Detection limit for AD was improved by factors of 20 compared to that in micellar CTAOH alone.