Direct electrochemistry and Raman spectroscopy of sol-gel-encapsulated myoglobin

The direct electrochemistry of myoglobin (Mb) has been observed at a glassy carbon (GC) electrode coated with silica sol-gel-encapsulated Mb film. A well-behaved cyclic voltammogram is observed with a midpoint potential (E(1/2)) of -0.25 V vs Ag/AgCl in a pH 7.0 phosphate buffer. This potential, which is pH-dependent, is 70-90 mV more negative than the formal potential values obtained by using the spectroeletrochemical titration method at the same pH. Square wave voltametry (SWV) also shows a peak potential of -0.25 V for the reduction of Mb under the same experimental conditions. Both cathodic and anodic peak currents have a linear relationship with the scan rate. The midpoint potential decreases with pH, having a slope of -30 mV/pH. UV-vis and resonance Raman spectroscopic studies reveal that the sol-gel provides a bio-compatible environment where Mb retains a structure similar to its solution form, a 6-coordinated aquomet myoglobin. These results suggest that the silica sol-gel is a useful matrix for studying direct electrochemistry of other heme proteins.     

新型CNT/nano-TiO_2复合膜电极的制备及其异相电催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了碳纳米管/纳米TiO2(CNT/nano-TiO2)复合溶胶,通过提拉法将复合溶胶涂覆在Ti基体上制得CNT/nano-TiO2复合膜修饰电极(C电极),其电化学性能经循环伏安、计时库仑、交流阻抗谱(EIS)等方法研究.研究结果表明,CNT可阻碍nano-TiO2粒子团聚.在循环伏安图中,C电极的氧化还原峰电流比nano-TiO2膜修饰电极(P 电极)的高出两倍多.通过对草酸溶液的异相电催化反应进一步证明C电极比P电极具有更高的电催化活性,而且对双氧水也有很强的异相电催化还原能力.     

细胞色素C在吡啶、聚吡啶修饰的金电极上的直接电化学

研究了细胞色素C在吡啶修饰的金电极上的电化学反应,结果表明,只具有一个功能团的吡啶分子和它的聚合物对细胞色素C电化学反应也有促进作用,讨论了影响促进剂促进作用的主要因素。     

Direct Electrochemistry of Hemoglobin Immobilized in Sodium Alginate Film on the Ionic Liquid [BMIM]PF6 Modified Carbon Paste Electrode

In recent years the direct electron transfer of redox protein on electrode surface has attracted great attentions1. Different kind of modified electrode and various supporting films for immobilization of proteins had been proposed. But most of them are ba…     

Electrocatalysis of reduced L-glutathione oxidation by iron(III) tetra-(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)-porphyrin (FeT4MPyP) adsorbed on multi-walled carbon nanotubes

The development of a highly sensitive voltammetric sensor for reduced l-glutathione (GSH) using a basal plane pyrolytic graphite (BPPG) electrode modified with iron(III) tetra-(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)-porphyrin (FeT4MPyP) adsorbed on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) is described. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were used to verify the morphologies and composition of the MWCNT after modification with the FeT4MPyP complex. The modified electrode showed very efficient electrocatalytic activity for l-glutathione oxidation, substantially decreasing the oxidation peak to -0.025V vs Ag/AgCl. A linear response range from 5 micromolL(-1) to 5 mmolL(-1) was obtained with a sensitivity of 703.41 microALmmol(-1). The detection limit for GSH determination was 0.5 micromolL(-1) and the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for 10 determinations of 250 micromolL(-1) GSH was 1.4%. The modified electrode was applied for GSH determination in erythrocyte samples and the results were in agreement to those obtained by a comparative method described in the literature.     

Electroanalytical determination of acetaminophen using nano-TiO(2)/polymer coated electrode in the presence of dopamine

We report a new method for selective determination of acetaminophen (AP) in physiological condition. A new hybrid film modified electrode was fabricated using inorganic semiconducting nano-TiO(2) particles and redox active polymer. Redox polymer, poly(acid yellow 9) (PAY) was electrochemically deposited onto nano-TiO(2) coated glassy carbon (GC) electrode. Surface characterizations of modified electrode were investigated by using atomic force microscope and scanning electron microscope. The PAY/nano-TiO(2)/GC hybrid electrode shows stable redox response in the pH range 1-12 and exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activities towards AP in 0.1M phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0). Consequently, a simple and sensitive electroanalytical method was developed for the determination of AP. The oxidation peak current was proportional to the concentration of acetaminophen from 1.2 x 10(-5) to 1.20 x 10(-4)M and the detection limit was found to be 2.0 x 10(-6)M (S/N=3). Possible interferences were tested and evaluated that it could be possible to selective detection of AP in the presences of dopamine, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), ascorbic acid and uric acid. The proposed method was used to detect acetaminophen in commercial drugs and the obtained results are satisfactory.     

Direct voltammetric specific recognition of dopamine using AlIII-DA complexes at the hanging mercury drop electrode.

In this paper, we firstly report the direct voltammetric recognition and determination of dopamine (DA) by using Al(III)-DA complexes at the hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). A new sensitive cathodic peak of Al(III)-DA can be detected at -900 mV (vs. SCE) in 0.1 M NH(4)Cl-NH(3).H(2)O-0.1 M KCl buffer solution at pH 8.5. This unique -900 mV cathodic peak arises from the specific interaction between Al(III) and DA on the HMDE, whereas other substances with similar structures, such as L-dopa, epinephrine (EP), norepinephrine (NE), catechols, caffeic acid (CA), trihydric phenols and tiron, do not yield any new peak on the voltammograms in the potential range from -100 to -1200 mV when Al(III) is added. The distinct voltammetric characteristic of the recognition of DA can effectively inhibit the interferences of both ascorbic acid and uric acid in the DA determination by the direct electrochemistry, which is a major difficulty when a solid electrode is used. The proposed method can be anticipated as an effective means for the recognition of DA in the elucidation of the mechanisms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the presence of Al(III).     

Amperometric determination of H2O2 at nano-TiO2/DNA/thionin nanocomposite modified electrode

We report electrochemical preparation and characterization of a new biosensor made of nanostructured titanium dioxide (nano-TiO(2)) particles and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Thionin (TN) redox mediator was electrochemically deposited onto DNA/nano-TiO(2) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The X-ray diffraction analysis, atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used for surface analysis of TN/DNA/nano-TiO(2) film. In neutral buffer solution, TN/DNA/nano-TiO(2)/GCE biosensor exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and oxygen (O(2)). The biosensor shows excellent analytical performance for amperometric determination of H(2)O(2), at reduced overpotential (-0.2V). The detection limit and liner calibration range were found to be 0.05mM (S/N=3) and 0.05-22.3mM, respectively. In addition, determination of H(2)O(2) in real samples was carried out using the new biosensor with satisfactory results. The TN/DNA/nano-TiO(2)/GCE showed stable and reproducible analytical performance towards the reduction of H(2)O(2). This biosensor can be used as an amperometric biosensor for the determination of H(2)O(2) in real samples.     

Immobilization of single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid on gold electrode with self-assembled aminoethanethiol monolayer for DNA electrochemical sensor applications

A synthesized 24-mer single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (ssDNA) was covalently immobilized onto a self-assembled aminoethanethiol monolayer modified gold electrode, using water-soluble 1-ethyl-3(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide (EDC). The covalently immobilized ssDNAs were hybridized with complementary ssDNA (cDNA) or yAL(3) gene in solution, forming double-stranded DNAs (dsDNA). Meanwhile, daunomycin as an electrochemical active intercalator in the hybridization buffer solution was intercalated into the dsDNA to form a dsDNA/daunomycin system on the gold electrode surface, which was used for DNA electrochemical sensor. The cathodic waves of daunomycin bound to the double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) by linear sweep voltammetry were utilized to detect the cDNA. The cathodic peak current (i(pc)) of duanomycin was linearly related to the concentrations of cDNA between 0.1 mug ml(-1) and 0.1 ng ml(-1). The detection limit was about 30 pg ml(-1).     

卡马西平在nano-TiO2/[BnMIM] PF6修饰碳糊电极上的电催化氧化及电分析方法

运用循环伏安法(CV)、计时电流法(CA)、计时库仑法(CC)、方波伏安法(SWV)研究了卡马西平(CBZ)在纳米二氧化钛(nano-TiO2)与离子液体1-苄基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐([BnMIM]PF6)复合修饰碳糊电极(nano-TiO2-[BnMIM] PF6/CPE )上的电化学行为、电化学动力学性质及电分...     

纳米TiO2-Pt修饰电极的制备及电催化活性

采用电化学合成前驱体直接水解法和电沉积法制备高活性纳米TiO2-Pt修饰电极，并使用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对电极的表面形貌和结构进行了表征; 通过循环伏安法研究了纳米TiO2-Pt修饰电极在H2SO4溶液中的电化学行为以及对Mn2＋氧化为Mn3＋的电催化活性. 结果表明,纳米TiO2的晶粒大小约30 nm,修饰在纳米TiO2膜表面的Pt微粒呈现单分散状态,平均粒径约60 nm,纳米TiO2-Pt修饰电极的电化学性能优于纯Pt电极,对Mn2＋的电氧化具有高催化活性,非均相无隔膜电解氧化Mn2＋生成Mn3＋平均电流效率可达86％.     

乙二醛在Ti/纳米TiO2-Pt修饰电极上的电催化氧化

采用溶胶-凝胶和电沉积法制备Ti基纳米TiO2-Pt(Ti/纳米TiO2-Pt)修饰电极. X射线衍射(XRD)表明纳米TiO2为锐钛矿型, 扫描电镜(SEM)显示Pt纳米粒子在纳米TiO2多孔膜的表面呈现簇分散状态, 平均粒径约25 nm. 通过循环伏安(CV)和计时电流法研究了Ti/纳米TiO2-Pt修饰电极对乙二醛直接电氧化的电催化活性, 结果表明, 修饰电极对乙二醛的直接电氧化呈现良好的催化活性, 在0.60和1.23 V(vs SCE)出现两个氧化峰, 二者电流密度分别为16 和42 mA·cm-2, 约为纯Pt电极的2倍和1.5倍, 反应过程受浓差扩散控制.     

Myoglobin/sol-gel film modified electrode: direct electrochemistry and electrochemical catalysis

Direct electrochemical and electrocatalytic behavior of myoglobin (Mb) immobilized on carbon paste electrode (CPE) by a silica sol-gel film derived from tetraethyl orthosilicate was investigated for the first time. Mb/sol-gel film modified electrodes show a pair of well-defined and nearly reversible cyclic voltammetric peaks for the Mb Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couple at about -0.298 V (vs Ag/AgCl) in a pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution. The formal potential of the Mb heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) couple shifted linearly with pH with a slope of 52.4 mV/pH, denoting that an electron transfer accompanies single-proton transportation. An FTIR and UV-vis spectroscopy study confirms that the secondary structure of Mb immobilized on an electrode by a sol-gel film still maintains the original arrangement. The immobilized Mb displays the features of a peroxidase and acts in an electrocatalytic manner in the reduction of oxygen, trichloroacetic acid (TCA), and nitrite. In comparison to other electrodes, the chemically modified electrodes used in this study for direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of Mb are easy to fabricate and fairly inexpensive. Consequently, the Mb/sol-gel film modified electrode provides a convenient way to perform electrochemical research on this kind of protein. It also has potential use in the fabrication of bioreactors and third-generation biosensors.     

SOD-PVP/Au电极的电化学行为及对H_2O_2的电催化

以聚乙烯吡咯烷酮K30为电催化剂,羧甲基纤维素为膜固定剂,将超氧化物歧化酶固定在电极上,制备了SOD-PVP/Au修饰电极.采用循环伏安法研究了该修饰电极的电化学行为,在pH7.0 PBS缓冲溶液中于0.305V和0.111V处出现一对明显的氧化还原峰,电极反应是一个受扩散控制的准可逆过程,扩散系数4.71×10~(-7)cm~2/s、异相电子迁移常数5.37×10~(-6)cm/s.修饰电极能够催化H_2O_2的电还原,还原峰电流与H_2O_2浓度在2.0×10~(-6)～2.0×10~(-4)mol/L范围呈线性关系,相关系数R=-0.99042,可用于H_2O_2的电催化检测.     

Electrochemical polymerization of aniline over tetracyanoquinodimethane encapsulated ormosil matrix: application in the electrocatalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid and acetylthiocholine

Organically modified sol-gel glass (ormosil) matrix is utilized as a template for the electrochemical polymerization of aniline. The ormosil matrix is further modulated by encapsulation of: (a) tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), and (b) tetracyanoquinodimethane together with palladium (Pd). The presence of tetracyanoquinodimethane within ormosil matrix considerably influences the polymerization process of aniline and the same is significantly enhanced as compared to that of control. The presence of palladium within ormosil network further influence the polymerization process as compared to that of TCNQ only. The polyaniline obtained as PAni-TCNQ and PAni-TCNQ-Pd composites has been utilized for fabricating the modified electrodes. These modified electrodes are used to study the electrochemical sensing of ascorbic acid and acetylthiocholine. The results based on cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and amperometry justify that the electrode material exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of ascorbic acid and acetylthiocholine with major findings as compared to the control: (1) a negative shift to the order of ～340 mV vs. Ag/AgCl in the anodic overpotential for the electro-oxidation of ascorbic acid, (2) a significant increase in the anodic peak current for the oxidation of ascorbic acid, (3) an increase in the sensitivity of ascorbic acid analysis to the order of 7-fold for the modified electrodes, (4) acetylthiocholine undergoes direct oxidation with considerable increase in both anodic and cathodic peak currents and (5) an increase in the sensitivity of acetylthiocholine analysis to the order of 5-fold for the modified electrodes.     

Direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin on a room temperature ionic liquid modified electrode and its electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of oxygen

A room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIm][BF₄]), was successfully immobilized on the surface of a basal plane graphite (BPG) electrode through silica sol and Nafion film to form a sol/RTIL/Nafion modified electrode. Direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin (Hb), which was adsorbed on the surface of sol/RTIL/Nafion modified electrode, was investigated. The results from cyclic voltammetry (CV) suggested that Hb could be tightly adsorbed on the surface of the electrode. A couple of well-defined and quasi-reversible CV peaks of Hb can be observed in a phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0). RTIL shows an obvious promotion for the direct electro-transfer between Hb and electrode. Hb adsorbed on electrode surface exhibits an obvious electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of oxygen O₂. The reduction peak currents were proportional linearly to the concentration of oxygen in the range 0.14–1.82 μM. A third generation biosensor based on RTIL can be constructed for the determination of O₂.     

有机改性溶胶-凝胶固定联吡啶钌修饰电极的电化学行为

采用有机改性溶胶一凝胶制备技术,以四甲氧基硅烷(TMOW)和二甲基二甲氧基硅烷(OiMe-DiMOS)为共先驱体包埋聚苯乙烯磺酸钠(PSS),通过离子交换成功地将联吡啶钌固定在玻碳电极表面。电化学研究结果表明,被固定的联吡啶钌保持了良好的电化学活性,同时该方法制备的修饰电极对甲基安非他明有灵敏的电化学响应。     

Role of palladium in the redox electrochemistry of ferrocene monocarboxylic acid encapsulated within ORMOSIL networks

We report herein the effect of palladium on the redox electrochemistry of ferrocene monocarboxylic acid encapsulated within an organically modified sol-gel glass network (ORMOSIL). It has been found that amount of palladium and its geometrical distribution significantly alter the redox electrochemistry of FcMCA. The geometrical distribution of palladium has been controlled by two methods: (i) palladium is allowed to link within nanostructured network of the ORMOSIL which was subsequently availed from the reactivity of palladium chloride and trimethoxysilane; (ii) palladium powder is encapsulated together FcMCA thus allowing the presence of palladium within the nanoporous domain. The content of palladium is varied by controlling the reaction dynamics of palladium chloride and trimethoxysilane interaction. For this we initially allowed to trigger hydrolysis, condensation and poly-condensation of trimethoxysilane and dimethyldiethoxysilane in acidic medium and subsequently partially dried ORMOSIL film was allowed to interact with palladium chloride. Even with partially dried ORMOSIL derived from trimethoxysilane and dimethyldiethoxysilane undergoes rapid interaction with palladium chloride and the transparent color of ORMOSIL changed to a black colour due to the formation of palladium silicon linkage. The palladium-silicon linkage has been identified by NMR, UV-VIS and transmission electron spectroscopy. The electrochemistry of FcMCA encapsulated within such an ORMOSIL matrix has been studied. Excellent redox electrochemistry of ferrocene monocarboxylic acid having peak potential separation tending to 0 for a multilayered electrode was investigated. The palladium content has been found to affect the redox electrochemistry of ferrocene as well as electrocatalytic efficiency of new ORMOSIL material. The electroanalysis of NADH is reported. The modified electrode is very sensitive to NADH with lowest detection limit of < 1 microM.     

高活性Ti基纳米TiO_2膜催化电极的制备

采用“牺牲阳极法”恒槽压电解含有 0 .0 0 5mol·L- 1四乙基溴化铵的乙醇溶液 ,加入微量乙酰丙酮作稳定剂 ,电合成TiO2 前驱体钛酸乙酯Ti(EtO) 4 ,经水解、涂膜、煅烧制备Ti基纳米TiO2 膜电极 (Ti/nano_TiO2 ) .TEM、SEM、XRD测试表明 :TiO2 颗粒尺寸在 10～ 35nm ,膜厚达 0 .5μm ,主要为锐钛矿晶型 ,膜为多孔三维网状结构 .循环伏安法研究了纳米TiO2 膜电极对草酸还原为乙醛酸、硝基苯还原为对氨基苯酚反应的电催化活性 ,结果发现纳米膜中的Ti(Ⅳ ) /Ti(Ⅲ )氧化还原电对起一种中介作用 ,可使有机物如草酸和硝基苯间接电还原 ,且电极催化活性高 ,性能稳定     

Direct Electrochemistry of Myoglobin in a Nafion‐Ionic Liquid Composite Film Modified Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode

In this paper two kinds of ionic liquids (ILs) were used for the construction of a myoglobin (Mb) electrochemical biosensor. Firstly a hydrophilic ionic liquid of 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIMBF₄) was used as binder to prepare a carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE), then a Nafion and hydrophobic ionic liquid of 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIMPF₆) composite film was applied on the surface of the CILE. The direct electrochemistry of Mb in the Nafion‐BMIMPF₆/CILE was achieved with the cathodic and anodic peak potentials located at ?0.345 V and ?0.213 V (vs. SCE). The formal potential (E°′) was located at ?0.279 V, which was the characteristic of Mb Fe^III/Fe^II redox couples. The electrochemical behaviors of Mb in the Nafion‐ionic liquid composite film modified CILE were carefully investigated. The Mb modified electrode showed good electrocatalytic behaviors to the reduction of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and NaNO₂. Based on the Nafion‐BMIMPF₆/Mb/CILE, a new third generation reagentless biosensor was constructed.