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Determination of phenolic compounds using recombinant tyrosinanse from Streptomyces antibioticus
(2001)
An efficient electrocatalytic biosensor for sulfite detection was developed by co-immobilizing sulfite oxidase and cytochrome c with polyaniline sulfonic acid in a layer-by-layer assembly. QCM, UV-Vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry revealed increasing loading of electrochemically active protein with the formation of multilayers. The sensor operates reagentless at low working potential. A catalytic oxidation current was detected in the presence of sulfite at the modified gold electrode, polarized at +0.1 V ( vs. Ag/AgCl 1 M KCl). The stability of the biosensor performance was characterized and optimized. A 17-bilayer electrode has a linear range between 1 and 60 mu M sulfite with a sensitivity of 2.19 mA M-1 sulfite and a response time of 2 min. The electrode retained a stable response for 3 days with a serial reproducibility of 3.8% and lost 20% of sensitivity after 5 days of operation. It is possible to store the sensor in a dry state for more than 2 months. The multilayer electrode was used for determination of sulfite in unspiked and spiked samples of red and white wine. The recovery and the specificity of the signals were evaluated for each sample.
An amperometric biosensor for the determination of glycated hemoglobin in human whole blood is proposed. The principle is based on the electrochemical measurement of ferroceneboronic acid (FcBA) that has been specifically bound to the glycated N-terminus. Hemoglobin is immobilized on a zirconium dioxide nanoparticle modified pyrolytic graphite electrode (PGE) in the presence of didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB). The incubation of this sensor in FcBA solution leads to the formation of an FcBA-modified surface due to the affinity interaction between boronate and the glycated sites of the hemoglobin. The binding of FcBA results in well-defined redox peaks with an E-0' of 0.299 V versus Ag/AgCl (1 M KCl). The square wave voltammetric response of the bound FcBA reflects the amount of glycated hemoglobin at the surface. This signal increases linearily with the degree of glycated hemoglobin from 6.8 to 14.0% of total immobilized hemoglobin. The scheme was applied to the determination of the fraction of glycated hemoglobin in whole blood samples.
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) is a large family of enzymes containing heme as the active site. Since their discovery and the elucidation of their structure, they have attracted the interest of scientist for many years, particularly due to their catalytic abilities. Since the late 1970s attempts have concentrated on the construction and development of electrochemical sensors. Although sensors based on mediated electron transfer have also been constructed, the direct electron transfer approach has attracted most of the interest. This has enabled the investigation of the electrochemical properties of the various isoforms of CYP. Furthermore, CYP utilized to construct biosensors for the determination of substrates important in environmental monitoring, pharmaceutical industry and clinical practice. (c) 2004 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved
Electrochemical investigations of the blood oxygen carrier protein include both mediated and direct electron transfer. The reaction of haemoglobin (Hb) with typical mediators, e.g., ferricyanide, can be quantified by measuring the produced ferrocyanide which is equivalent to the Hb concentration. Immobilization of the mediator within the electrode body allows reagentless electrochemical measuring of Hb. On the other hand, entrapment of the protein within layers of polyclectrolytes, lipids, nanoparticles of clay or gold leads to a fast heterogeneous electron exchange of the partially denatured Hb. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved