Bioelectrochemical studies on catalase modified glassy carbon paste electrodes

The enzyme catalase (EC: 1.11.1.6) has been covalently coupled onto the surface of glassy carbon (GC) powder matrix using a 16 atom spacer arm. The enzyme coupled powder was made into a paste electrode that was used to study the electrochemical properties. Standard electrochemical techniques like cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and flow injection analysis studies were carried out using this paste electrode. The cyclic voltammogram of the modified paste exhibited a clear increase in the reduction peak at −180 mV in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The potential at which maximum Faradaic activity was observed was determined using differential pulse voltammetry, which showed a clear peak at −100 mV. This potential was used to monitor the response of the electrode to varying substrate concentrations using a home made setup for flow injection analysis. A linear increase in the current values in the range 0.1–1 mM hydrogen peroxide concentration was observed in our system.     

An amperometric biosensor based on the coimmobilization of horseradish peroxidase and methylene blue on a beta-type zeolite modified electrode

A new biosensor for the amperometric detection of hydrogen peroxide was developed based on the coimmobilization of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and methylene blue on a beta-type zeolite modified glassy carbon electrode without the commonly used bovine serum albumin-glutaraldehyde. The intermolecular interaction between enzyme and zeolite matrix was investigated using FT-IR. The cyclic voltammetry and amperometric measurement demonstrated that methylene blue co-immobilized with HRP in this way displayed good stability and could efficiently transfer electrons between immobilized HRP and the electrode. The sensor responded rapidly to H2O2 in the linear range from 2.5 x 10(-6) to 4.0 x 10(-3) M with a detection limit of 0.3 microM. The sensor was stable in continuous operation.     

Direct electrochemistry of horseradish peroxidase immobilized on electrografted 4-ethynylphenyl film via click chemistry

In this paper, a simple two-step approach for redox protein immobilization was introduced. Firstly, alkynyl-terminated film was formed on electrode surface by electrochemical reduction of 4-ethylnylphenyl (4-EP) diazonium compound. Then, horseradish peroxidase (HRP) modified with azido group was covalently immobilized onto the electrografted film via click reaction. Reflection absorption infrared (RAIR) spectroscopy and electrochemical methods were used to characterize the modification process. The results indicate that HRP retains its native structure and shows fast direct electron transfer. Moreover, the immobilized HRP shows excellent electrocatalytic reduction activity toward H(2)O(2) with a linear range of 5.0×10(-6) to 9.3×10(-4) mol L(-1).     

Reagentless enzyme electrode based on phenothiazine mediation of horseradish peroxidase for subnanomolar hydrogen peroxide determination

The development and characterization of a highly sensitive enzyme immobilized carbon based electrode for the determination of subnanomolar concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous samples is described. The biosensor consists of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) immobilized in solid carbon paste along with a suitable redox mediator. The latter allows the acceleration of the electroreduction of HRP in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Several phenothiazines as mediators are investigated in a comparative manner and with respect to dimethylferrocene using cyclic voltammetry and amperometry. Insolubilization of the HRP in the solid carbon paste is achieved by cross-linking the enzyme with glutaraldehyde and bovine serum albumin. Several experimental parameters such as pH, mediator and enzyme content are considered. The hydrogen peroxide determination is better carried out in 0.1 M acetate buffer, pH 4.5, by amperometry at an applied potential of 0.0 V versus Ag/AgCl, 3 M NaCl concentration and by using the phenothiazine base as redox mediator. The biosensor response is linear over the concentration range 2 nM-10 microM with a detection limit of 1 nM. The linear range of the hydrogen peroxide response without a mediator in the biosensor is found between 2 and 40 microM. The biosensor can be used for more than 180 measurements. Additional modification of the electrode by incorporation of Nafion SAC-13 microparticles in the solid carbon paste allows detection of concentrations of hydrogen peroxide as low as 0.1 nM.     

Mesoporous Materials Promoting Direct Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis of Horseradish Peroxidase

The direct electron transfer and electrocatalysis of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) immobilized on hexagonal mesoporous silicas (HMS) matrix was studied. The interaction between HRP and HMS was examined by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption isotherms and electrochemical methods. The immobilized HRP at a modified glassy carbon electrode showed a good direct electrochemical behavior, which depended on the specific properties of the HMS. Two couples of redox peaks corresponding to Fe(III) to Fe(II) conversion of the HRP intercalated in the mesopores and adsorbed on the external surface of the HMS were observed with the formal potentials of ?0.315 and ?0.161 V in 0.1 M pH 7.0 PBS, respectively. The amount of HRP intercalated in the mesopores of HMS proved to be related to the pore size. The HRP intercalated in the mesopores showed a surface controlled electrode process with a single proton transfer. The immobilized HRP displayed an excellent electrocatalytic response to the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) without the aid of an electron mediator. The HMS provided a novel matrix for protein immobilization and direct electron transfer study of the immobilized protein.     

Highly sensitive electrochemical label-free aptasensor based on dual electrocatalytic amplification of Pt-AuNPs and HRP

In this work, a label-free electrochemical aptamer-based sensor (aptasensor) was constructed on account of the direct immobilization of redox probes on an electrode surface. For this proposed aptasensor, a gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)-coated electrode was firstly modified with redox probes-nickel hexacyanoferrates nanoparticles (NiHCFNPs) through chemisorption and electrostatic adsorption. Then, platinum-gold alloy nanoparticles (Pt-AuNPs) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) were respectively assembled onto the modified electrode surface, which formed the multilayer films for amplifying the electrochemical signal of NiHCFNPs and immobilizing thiolated thrombin aptamers (TBAs). In the presence of target thrombin, the TBA on the multilayer could catch the thrombin onto the electrode surface, which resulted in a barrier for electro-transfer, leading to the decrease of the electrochemical signal of NiHCFNPs amplified by the Pt-AuNPs and HRP toward H(2)O(2). The proposed method avoided the redox probes labeling process, increased the amount of redox probes, and further amplified the electrochemical signal. Thus, the approach showed a high sensitivity and a wider linearity to thrombin in the range between 0.01 nM and 50 nM with a detection limit of 6.3 pM.     

Direct heterogeneous electron transfer of recombinant horseradish peroxidases on gold

Clean polycrystalline gold electrodes were modified with native glycosylated horseradish peroxidases (HRP) or two different recombinant (carbohydrate free) HRPs; recombinant wild-type HRP (rec-HRP) and recombinant HRP containing a six histidine-tag at the C-terminus of the polypeptide chain (rec-HRP-His), respectively. Only the electrodes modified with the recombinant HRPs exhibited high current responses to H2O2 due to relatively rapid direct electron transfer (ET) between recombinant HRP and gold. The absence of a carbohydrate shell on rec-HRP and the additionally existing histidine-tag on rec-HRP-His improved the electrode sensitivity to H2O2 by more than 100 times if compared with the response observed at gold modified with native HRP. Rotating disk electrode experiments indicated that the heterogeneous electron transfer rates are equal to 4.7 and 7.5 s-1 for direct electron transfer between the gold electrode and rec-HRP or rec-HRP-His, respectively.     

基于硫堇/碳纳米管修饰电极的新型过氧化氢电化学传感器

基于碳纳米管(CNTs)和硫堇(Th)的协同效应,将辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)通过戊二醛(GA)交联作用固定在硫堇(Th)/CNTs修饰电极上,构造了一种新型酶电极(HRP/GA-Th/CNTs/GC)。CNTs静电吸附正电荷的Th,而Th不仅可以促进电极和酶的氧化还原活性中心之间的电子传递,而且能使CNTs氨基(—NH2)功能化,从而利于HRP的固定。基于HRP/GA-Th/CNTs/GC电极的过氧化氢传感器具有较好的传感性能,且检出限低(0.3μmol.L-1)、响应时间短(5 s内)、抗干扰能力强。     

An amperometric biosensor using toluidine blue as an electron transfer mediator intercalated in α-zirconium phosphate-modified horseradish peroxidase immobilization matrix

A novel H₂O₂ biosensor was constructed employing α-zirconium phosphate as a new support substrate to hold an electron shuttle toluidine blue between a glassy carbon electrode and horseradish peroxidase. Toluidine blue was intercalated into α-zirconium phosphate-modified horseradish peroxidase immobilization matrix cross-linked on a glassy carbon electrode surface via bovine serum albumin-glutaraldehyde. This co-immobilization matrix of the mediator and the enzyme was formed from the α-zirconium phosphate (α-ZrP)-toluidine blue (TB) inclusion colloid in which horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was dissolved. Intercalation of TB in layered α-ZrP was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and electrochemical measurements. TB immobilized in this way underwent a quasi-reversible electrochemical redox reaction at the electrode. Cyclic voltammetry and amperometric measurements demonstrated good stability and efficiently-shuttled electrons between HRP and the electrode. The sensor responded rapidly to H₂O₂ with a detection limit of 3.0 × 10^–7 mol/L.     

Electrochemical surface plasmon resonance detection of enzymatic reaction in bilayer lipid membranes

In this paper, electrochemical surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method was first used to detect enzymatic reaction in bilayer lipid membrane (BLM) based on immobilizing horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the BLMs supported by the redox polyaniline (PAn) film. By SPR kinetic curve in situ monitoring the redox transformation of PAn film resulted from the reaction between HRP and PAn, the enzymatic reaction of HRP with H(2)O(2) was successfully analyzed by electrochemical SPR spectroscopy. The results show that this BLM supported on PAn film cannot only preserve the bioactivity of HRP immobilized in the membrane, but also provide a channel for the transfer of electrons between HRP and PAn on electrode surface. These characteristics enabled the development of SPR biosensor for sensitively detecting H(2)O(2). H(2)O(2) has been detected by electrochemical SPR spectroscopy in the concentration range of 5 x 10(-5)M to 2 x 10(-3)M. After each of detections, the SPR sensor surface was completely regenerated by electrochemically reducing the oxidized PAn to its reduced state. This method provides a novel route for enhancing the detection of small ligand of enzymatic reaction in BLM by electrochemical SPR spectroscopy.     

Zirconia nanoparticles enhanced grafted collagen tri-helix scaffold for unmediated biosensing of hydrogen peroxide

A novel, biocompatible, thermally steady, and nontoxic zirconia enhanced grafted collagen tri-helix scaffold was prepared on a graphite electrode. This scaffold provided a microenvironment for loading biomolecules and helped to retain their natural structure. UV-vis spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the scaffold and the structure of immobilized biomolecules. Using horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as an example, this scaffold accelerated its electron transfer and led to its direct electrochemical behavior with a good thermal stability up to 80 degrees C. The surface electron-transfer rate constant of the immobilized HRP was (5.55 +/- 0.43) s(-)(1) in 0.1 M pH 7.0 PBS at 18 degrees C. The immobilized HRP showed an electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) without aid of an electron mediator. The linear response range of the biosensor for H(2)O(2) was from 1.0 to 73.0 microM with a correlation coefficient of 0.999 (n = 14), a limit of detection down to 0.25 microM and an apparent Michaelis-Menten constant of (0.28 +/- 0.02) mM. The biosensor exhibited high sensitivity, acceptable stability, and reproducibility. The ZrO(2) grafted collagen provided an excellent matrix for protein immobilization and biosensor preparation.     

基于仿生聚多巴胺膜和纳米金的酶固定化平台的构建

首次以仿生聚多巴胺膜为功能基底膜并结合使用纳米金, 构建了一种高导电性、稳健的酶生物分子固定化平台. 以固定辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)为例, 发展了一种新的电化学酶传感器用于H2O2的测定. 结果表明, 酶传感器借助聚多巴胺膜对基底电极的高结合力及其高生物亲和性与电活性, 并协同纳米金的“电子通道”作用, 不仅可以实现酶分子在电极表面的大量而高活性的固定化, 而且能促进电子在酶活性中心和电极表面间的快速传递. 与采用其它常见聚合物材料(例如壳聚糖)的酶传感器比较, 以聚多巴胺/纳米金固定化平台发展的酶传感器具有更优良的检测H2O2的性能. 其对H2O2的检测线性范围为4.0×10－7～4.5×10－4 mol•L－1, 检测限为3.7×10－7 mol•L－1, 灵敏度为100.2 μA•L•mmol－1. 此外, 该酶传感器还具有优良的检测重现性和存贮稳定性, 以及较好的抗干扰能力.     

Glucose and choline on-line biosensors based on electropolymerized Meldola's blue

Electropolymerized film of Meldola's blue (MB) was prepared and demonstrated as electron shuttle between the immobilized horse peroxidase (HRP) and glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for sensing hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) produced by enzyme catalytical reactions. Electrochemical polymerization of Meldola's blue was carried out by cyclic voltammetry (CV) in a phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.00) in a potential window from -0.60 to +1.30 V. The pH of the electropolymerization solution was found to be closely related to the resulted polymeric MB and the best polymeric film was obtained in a pH 7.00 phosphate buffer. The polymeric MB was demonstrated to shuttle the electron transfer between the immobilized HRP and GCE and utilized as a mediator for HRP immobilized biosensor for biocatalytical reduction of H(2)O(2) at a potential of -0.30 V (versus AgCl/Ag). The H(2)O(2) sensing system was applied to construct glucose and choline on-line sensors by wiring H(2)O(2) produced by enzyme oxidase catalytical reaction. The possibility of these sensors as on-line detectors for on-line and continuous measurement was explored off-line. The operating potential, interference, and lifetime of these sensors were also examined.     

An amperometric biosensor using toluidine blue as an electron transfer mediator intercalated in α-zirconium phosphate-modified horseradish peroxidase immobilization matrix

A novel H₂O₂ biosensor was constructed employing α-zirconium phosphate as a new support substrate to hold an electron shuttle toluidine blue between a glassy carbon electrode and horseradish peroxidase. Toluidine blue was intercalated into α-zirconium phosphate-modified horseradish peroxidase immobilization matrix cross-linked on a glassy carbon electrode surface via bovine serum albumin-glutaraldehyde. This co-immobilization matrix of the mediator and the enzyme was formed from the α-zirconium phosphate (α-ZrP)-toluidine blue (TB) inclusion colloid in which horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was dissolved. Intercalation of TB in layered α-ZrP was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and electrochemical measurements. TB immobilized in this way underwent a quasi-reversible electrochemical redox reaction at the electrode. Cyclic voltammetry and amperometric measurements demonstrated good stability and efficiently-shuttled electrons between HRP and the electrode. The sensor responded rapidly to H₂O₂ with a detection limit of 3.0 × 10^–7 mol/L. Received: 1 July 1997 / Revised: 13 October 1997 / Accepted: 21 October 1997     

介孔分子筛上的蛋白质直接电化学

将介孔分子筛用于不同含血红素蛋白质的直接电子传递研究,分别研究了辣根过氧化物酶、血红蛋白和肌红蛋白在六方介孔硅(HMS)上的直接电化学,探讨了介孔分子筛与这些蛋白质间的相互作用,构建了过氧化氢和亚硝酸根的新型的生物传感器. 这些工作扩展了HMS在蛋白质固定、直接电子传递研究和无试剂生物传感器制备方面的应用.     

Covalent tethering of organic functionality to the surface of glassy carbon electrodes by using electrochemical and solid-phase synthesis methodologies

Organic linkers such as (N-Boc-aminomethyl)phenyl (BocNHCH2C6H4) and N-Boc-ethylenediamine (Boc-EDA) have been covalently tethered onto a glassy carbon surface by employing electrochemical reduction of BocNHCH2C6H4 diazonium salt or oxidation of Boc-EDA. After removal of the Boc group, anthraquinone as a redox model was attached to the linker by a solid-phase coupling reaction. Grafting of anthraquinone to electrodes bearing a second spacer such as 4-(N-Boc-aminomethyl)benzoic acid or N-Boc-beta-alanine was also performed by following this methodology. The surface coverage, stability and electron transfer to/from the tethered anthraquinone redox group through the linkers were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The effects of pH and scan rate were studied, and the electron-transfer coefficient and rate constant were determined by using Laviron's equation for the different types of linker. The combination of electrochemical attachment of protected linkers and subsequent modifications under the conditions of solid-phase synthesis provides a very versatile methodology for tailoring a wide range of organic functional arrangements on a glassy carbon surface.     

辣根过氧化物酶的电化学固定化及其对H2O2的生物电催化还原作用

利用电化学固定化方法制备了聚吡咯/辣根过氧化物酶(PP/HRP)膜电极,并研究了其电化学行为。在除氧的磷酸盐缓冲液介质中,PP/HRP电极加速H₂O₂的还原,归因于酶加成物的直接电子传递。探索HRP与电子传递体K₄Fe(CN)₆在聚吡咯(PP)膜中的同时固定化条件及其膜电极的电化学行为,实验证实,K₄Fe(CN)₆在酶膜中的存在使得H₂O₂的还原电位强烈正移,在-0.05V的工作电位下能对H₂O₂进行检测,相应的电极过程可用间接氧化还原催化机理解释。     

HRP在大孔笼状介孔分子筛FDU-12上的固定及直接电化学

用吸附的方法将辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)固定到三维笼状介孔分子筛FDU-12中, 傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和电化学交流阻抗谱结果表明, 固定后的HRP没有变性, 并表现出良好的直接电化学性质, 其式量电位(E0')为-0.325 V, 在40-300 mV·s-1范围内, 它不随扫描速率变化而变化. 电化学反应速率常数(ks)为1.200 s-1. 固定后的HRP对H2O2有稳定的电催化活性, 该固定酶的方法具有简单、易操作和电极稳定性良好等优点, 可用于获得其他酶或氧化还原蛋白质的直接电子转移以及第三代生物传感器电极的制备.     

Platinum-gold alloy nanoparticles and horseradish peroxidase functionalized nanocomposite as a trace label for ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of thrombin

A novel tracer, platinum-gold alloy nanoparticles (Pt-AuNPs) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) composite, is employed to label the secondary thrombin aptamer for constructing an ultrasensitive electrochemical aptasensor. Thionine, immobilized on functionalized SWCNTs, provides a pair of distinguished redox peak for electrochemical detection. Both the high-content Pt-AuNPs and HRP on SWCNTs amplify the electrochemical signal of thionine through electrocatalytic reduction of H(2)O(2). Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) is employed to detect thrombin with different concentrations. The reduction peak current is logarithmically related to the concentration of thrombin in an extremely wide range from 10 fM to 5 nM with a detection limit of 3.6 fM. The dual signal amplification of Pt-AuNPs and HRP functionalized nanocomposite provides a promising way for ultrasensitive assay in electrochemical aptasensors.     

锰取代Keggin型杂多酸[ZnW11O39Mn(H2O)]8-在化学修饰玻碳电极上的多层组装及电催化性能研究

在4-氨基苯甲酸修饰的玻碳电极上制备了过渡金属取代杂多酸[ZnW₁₁O₃₉Mn(H₂O)]^8-(ZnW₁₁Mn)多层膜.各层的循环伏安行为证明膜的增长均匀,峰电流随层数的增加而增加.与其在溶液中的氧化还原行为相比,多层膜中的ZnW₁₁Mn显示出一些特殊的性质.还讨论了pH对其氧化还原行为的影响.该多层膜对BrO₃^-和H₂O₂的还原及抗坏血酸的氧化具有较好的电催化性能.