The Interference of Oxygen on Diaphorase from Clostridium kluveri in the Mediated Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Reduced Dihydronicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide

The effect of oxygen on the mediated electrocatalytic oxidation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) by diaphorase from Clostridium kluveri (DI) was studied using cyclic voltammetry, UV‐vis spectrophotometry and NMR spectrometry. The enzyme was found to be able to use molecular oxygen as an electron acceptor. NADH could therefore be oxidized by two competitive electron acceptors: a redox mediator, for istance p‐methylamino‐phenolsulfate (MAP) or ferrocene monocarboxylic acid (FMCA) properly added to the solution, and molecular oxygen. Some considerations on the consequence of the use of diaphorase from Clostridium kluveri in amperometric biosensors were also reported.     

Application of amperometric sol-gel biosensor to flow injection determination of glucose

A glucose biosensor with enzyme immobilised by sol–gel technology was constructed and evaluated. The glucose biosensor reported is based on encapsulated GOX within a sol–gel glass, prepared with 3-aminopropyltriethoxy silane, 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-ethyltrimetoxy silane and HCl. A flow system incorporating the amperometric biosensor constructed was developed for the determination of glucose in the 1×10⁻⁴–5×10⁻³ mol l⁻¹ range with a precision of 1.5%. The results obtained for the analysis of electrolytic solution for iv administration and human serum samples showed good agreement between the proposed method and the reference procedure, with relative error <5%.     

Fibre optic fluorometric enzyme sensors for hydrogen peroxide and lactate,based on horseradish peroxidase and lactate oxidase

An optical biosensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide based on immobilized horseradish peroxidase is described. The fluorescence of the dimeric product of the enzyme catalysed oxidation of homovanillic acid is utilized to determine the concentration of H₂O₂. The membrane-bound enzyme is attached to a bifurcated fibre bundle permitting excitation and detection of the fluorescence by a fluorometer. The response of the sensor is linear from 1 to 130 M hydrogen peroxide; the coefficient of variation is 3%. The sensor is stable for more than 10 weeks. The operating pH for maximal sensor response is 8.15. This allows the sensor to be used in combination with oxidase reactions producing hydrogen peroxide, as is demonstrated with a co-immobilized lactate oxidase-horseradish peroxidase optode for the determination of L-lactate. The fluorescence intensity of this sensor depends linearly on the concentration of lactate between 3 and 200 M and a throughput of 10 samples per hour is possible. The precision is in the same range as that of the monoenzyme optode. The lifetime of the bienzyme sensor for lactate is considerably shorter than that of the peroxidase sensor; it is limited by the stability of the immobilized lactate oxidase enzyme. The sensor has been applied to the determination of lactate in control serum.     

Label-Free Impedance Biosensors: Opportunities and Challenges

Impedance biosensors are a class of electrical biosensors that show promise for point-of-care and other applications due to low cost, ease of miniaturization, and label-free operation. Unlabeled DNA and protein targets can be detected by monitoring changes in surface impedance when a target molecule binds to an immobilized probe. The affinity capture step leads to challenges shared by all label-free affinity biosensors; these challenges are discussed along with others unique to impedance readout. Various possible mechanisms for impedance change upon target binding are discussed. We critically summarize accomplishments of past label-free impedance biosensors and identify areas for future research.     

基于微机械加工技术的双腔型生物传感器

利用微机械加工技术研制了具有三维结构的腔型传感器，双腔型工作电极与Ag/Agcl参比电极集成在同一微芯片上。考察了微腔型电极的电化学特性及其对H2O2含量的测定。并以此为基础电极制备了半乳糖、葡萄糖双腔型生物传感器。结果表明，该传感器可同时测定半乳糖、葡萄糖双组分，线性上限分别为4．5mmol/L和4．0mmol/L。而且在测试双组分过程中，没有观察到明显的交叉干扰现象。     

Computational Modelling of the Behaviour of Potentiometric Membrane Biosensors

This paper presents a mathematical model of a potentiometric biosensor based on a potentiometric electrode covered with an enzyme membrane. The model is based on the reaction–diffusion equations containing a non-linear term related to theMichaelis–Menten kinetics of the enzymatic reaction. Using computer simulation the influence of the thickness of the enzyme membrane on the biosensor response was investigated. The digital simulation was performed using the finite difference technique. Results of the numerical simulation were compared with known analytical solutions.      

High stability amperometric biosensor based on enzyme entrapment in microgels

The preparation and characterization of an amperometric glucose biosensor based on the entrapment of glucose oxidase (GOx) in a polyacrylamide microgel is described. This study proves that polyacrylamide microgels provide an excellent matrix for GOx immobilization that can be used as a biological material in amperometric biosensors. The interference produced by ascorbic and uric acid has been eliminated by including acrylic acid in the polymeric matrix. With this modification, we obtain an adequate device for glucose determination in complex samples such as blood and serum. The study of the temperature effect in the response of biosensors indicates that swelling of the microgels directly influences the enzymatic activity. Thus, the behaviour of the enzyme in the swollen microgels is similar to the enzyme in solution, but the enzyme's activation energy increases when the water content in the microgels decreases. One important property of these biosensors is their remarkable stability. After 4 months of its manufacture, there is no loss in the initial response. Furthermore, the enzymatic activity of freeze-dried microgels containing enzyme remains unaltered for at least 18 months.     

Modelling Dynamics of Amperometric Biosensors in Batch and Flow Injection Analysis

A mathematical model of amperometric biosensors has been developed. The model is based on non-stationary diffusion equations containing a non-linear term related to Michaelis–Menten kinetic of the enzymatic reaction. Using digital simulation, the influence of the substrate concentration as well as maximal enzymatic rate on the biosensor response was investigated. The digital simulation was carried out using the finite difference technique. The model describes the biosensor action in batch and flow injection regimes.     

Construction and evaluation of nagR-nagAa::lux fusion strains in biosensing for salicylic acid derivatives

The NagR protein is a response regulatory protein found in the bacterium Ralstonia sp. U2 that is involved in sensing for salicylic acid and the subsequent induction of the operaon just upstream of its gene. The genes encoded for in this operon are involved in the degradation of salicylic acid. Escherichia coli strain RFM443 carrying a fusion of the Photorhabdus luminesscens luxCDABE operon with the nagR gene and upstream region of the nagAa gene was constructed and characterized with respect to its optimum temperature, its response time and kinetics, and its ability to deterctnumerous benzoic acid derivatives. Although capable of detecting 0.5 mM salicylic acid at any temperature between 28 and 40°C, this E. coli strain, labeled DNT5, showed its greatest relative activity at 30°C, i.e., the temperature at which the largest induction was seen. Furthermore, experiments done with numerous benzoic acid derivatives found the NagR protein to be responsive to only a few of the compounds tested, including salicylic acid and 3-methyl salicylic acid and 3-methyl saliyclic acid, and acetyl salicylic acid was the strongest inducer. The lower limits of detection for these compounds with E. coli strain DNT5 were also established, wit the native inducer, salicylic acid, giving the most sensitive response and detectable down to a concentration of about 2 μM. A second lux fusion plasmid was also constructed and transformed into an NahR background, Pseudomonas putida KCTC1768. Within this strain, NAGK-1768, the supplemental activity of the NahR protein on the nagAn promoter, was shown to extend both the range of chemicals detected and the sensitivity.     

基于聚合物点的电致化学发光生物传感器用于葡萄糖检测

羧基功能化的聚[(9,9-二辛基芴基-2,7-二基)-co-(1,4-苯并-{2,1′,3}-噻二唑)]聚合物点(PFBT-COOH)在无外加共反应试剂的条件下具有高的电致化学发光(ECL)信号,且过氧化氢(H_2O_2)对其ECL具有高效猝灭作用。采用PFBT-COOH修饰玻碳电极,进一步交联葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)以构建酶传感器(GOD/PFBT-COOH/GCE)。随着检测底液中葡萄糖浓度的增加,葡萄糖在GOD催化下原位产生的H_2O_2量增加,导致传感器的ECL信号逐渐减弱,从而实现葡萄糖的准确、快速、灵敏检测。此方法测得葡萄糖的线性范围为1.0×10~(-7)～3.0×10~(-3) mol/L,检出限为3.0×10~(-8) mol/L。血清样品中葡萄糖的加标回收率为98.5%～106%。该策略为酶传感器的构建提供了新思路,为葡萄糖的检测提供了新方法。