Direct electrochemistry and bioelectrocatalysis of hemoglobin immobilized on carbon black |
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Authors: | Ma Guo-Xian Lu Tian-Hong Xia Yong-Yao |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China. |
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Abstract: | It is reported for the first time that hemoglobin (Hb) was immobilized on the surface of carbon black powders modified at the surface of a glassy carbon electrode. The cyclic voltammetric results showed that the immobilized Hb could undergo a direct quasi-reversible electrochemical reaction. Its formal potential, E(0), is -0.330 V in phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.9) at a scan rate of 100 mV/s and is almost independent of the scan rate in the range of 40-200 mV/s. The dependence of E(0), on the pH of the buffer solution indicated that the conversion of Hb-Fe(III)/Hb-Fe(II) is a one-electron-transfer reaction process coupled with one-proton-transfer. The experimental results also demonstrated that the immobilized Hb retained its bioelectrocatalytic activity for the reduction of H(2)O(2). Furthermore, the immobilized Hb can be stored at 4 degrees C for several weeks without any loss of the enzyme activity. Thus, the immobilized Hb may be used as a biocathodic catalyst in biofuel cells. |
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