Chronoamperometric Biosensor for Protease Activity Assay and Inhibitor Screening

Herein, we report an electrochemical biosensor for the measurement of proteins and protease activity using carbon nanopowder paste electrode modified with tyrosinase. The measurement of proteins is based on the amperometric measurement of the enzymatic product, tyrosine, at low applied potential (i.e +0.05 V vs. Ag/AgCl), in a linear range from 1 μg/mL to 10 μg/mL for casein and albumin bovine serum. This biosensor is also used to assess the enzymatic activity of the enzymes namely trypsin and proteinase K, observing a detection limit of 0.02 mU/mL (S/N=3). The ability of this assay to monitor the trypsin activity is exploited to investigate its inhibition by leupeptin. The trypsin kinetic interactions reveal uncompetitive binding of leupeptin with 50 % inhibition equal to 3.75 μM, a dynamic range of 0.25–10 μM, and a detection limit of 0.25 μM. The assay developed can be considered as general activity assay of any protease with the advantages of good storage stability (few weeks), low detection limit and ability to analyse turbid and colored samples.     

Non‐enzymatic Fructose Sensor Based on Co3O4 Thin Film

In this study, we report on the selective of fructose on Co₃O₄ thin film electrode surface. A facile chemical solution deposition technique was used to fabricate Co₃O₄ thin film on fluorine doped tin oxide, FTO, glass. Electrode characterization was done using XRD, HRTEM, SEM, AFM, and EIS. The constructed sensor exhibited two distinctive linear ranges (0.021–1.74 mM; 1.74–∼15 mM) covering a wide linear range of up to ∼15 mM at an applied potential of +0.6 V vs Ag/AgCl in 0.1 M NaOH solution. The sensor demonstrated high, reproducible and repeatable (R.S.D of <5 %) sensitivity of 495 (lower concentration range) & 53 (higher concentration range) μA cm⁻² mM⁻¹. The sensor produced a low detection limit of ∼1.7 μM (S/N =3). The electrode was characterised by a fast response time of <6 s and long term stability. The repeatability and stability of the electrode resulted from the chemical stability of Co₃O₄ thin film. The sensor was highly selective towards fructose compared to the presence of other key interferences i. e. AA, AC, UA. The ease of the electrode fabrication coupled with good electrochemical activity makes Co₃O₄ thin film, a promising candidate for non‐enzymatic fructose detection.     

基于Dy_2(MoO_4)_3-AuNPs复合纳米材料的葡萄糖生物传感器

采用水热法合成了纳米材料钼酸镝[Dy_2(MoO_4)_3],并制备了Dy_2(MoO_4)_3-AuNPs复合材料,利用该复合材料固定葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)构建了葡萄糖生物传感器.通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)、紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)和能谱分析(EDS)等手段对所制备的材料进行了表征,并利用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)和循环伏安(CV)曲线研究了该传感器的电化学性能.结果表明,Dy_2(MoO_4)_3-AuNPs复合材料具有较好的生物相容性,能增强固定化的GOD的生物活性,并促进GOD在电极表面的电子传递速率;该传感器在葡萄糖浓度为0.01~1.0 mmol/L范围内葡萄糖浓度与响应电流呈较好的线性关系,最低检出限为3.33μmol/L(S/N=3),该生物传感器还具有较好的稳定性和重现性.     

TTF-TCNQ complex based printed biosensor for long-term operation

A printed amperometric glucose sensor based on glucose oxidase adsorbed on crystals of tetrathiafulvalene-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TTF-TCNQ) is described. The sensitivity and the stability of the sensor are affected by the binder and solvent used for the preparation of the GOD.TTF-TCNQ paste. The sensors are continuously used in a flow injection analysis (FIA) system under continuous polarization at 0.15 V (vs Ag/AgCl) at 37°C. The developed sensors exhibit a large response current, an extended linear range and oxygen independence. The sensors can be used for more than 3 months. The GOD.TTF-TCNQ paste is suitable for the preparation of planar sensor by screen printing method.     

动物组织切片L-赖氨酸电极研究

本文首次使用鸡肾组织切片作为L-赖氨酸氧化酶的来源并与氧电极偶合制作成测定L-赖氨酸的组织电极。该电极在5.0×10~(-5)～7.0×10~(-3)mol/L浓度范围内电极输出讯号与L-赖氨酸的浓度呈线性关系。电极响应时间为5～8min。除L-亮氨酸外,其它17种氨基酸均无明显干扰。电极寿命可达14天。实验并发现维生素B_2对L-赖氨酸氧化酶有较大的激活作用。     

Bird nest-like zinc oxide nanostructures for sensitive electrochemical glucose biosensor

In this research, a novel bird nest-like zinc oxide (BN-ZnO) nanostructures were prepared by a simple solvothermal method. A sensitive electrochemical glucose biosensor was for the first time developed based on the immobilization of glucose oxidase (GOx) on nanostructured BN-ZnO modified electrode. The BN-ZnO nanostructure and the resultant biosensor were characterized by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. BN-ZnO nanostructures have large specific surface area and can load large amounts of GOx molecules. Meanwhile, BN-ZnO provides an excellent microenvironment to retain the native bioactivity of enzymes and to promote direct electron transfer between GOx and electrode surface. The proposed biosensor shows a wide linear range of 0.005–1.6 mmol/L, high sensitivity of 15.6 mA L mol⁻¹ cm⁻² with a low detection limit of 0.004 mmol/L. The resulting biosensor also shows excellent selectivity, acceptable stability and reproducibility, and can be successfully applied in the detection of glucose in human serum samples at −0.37 V.     

金团簇的荧光性质及其生物应用

金纳米团簇作为一类新型纳米材料具有独特的光学特性。当金纳米团簇颗粒的尺寸小到与电子的费米波长（〈1nm）相当时,由于量子尺寸效应,金颗粒会受激发射出荧光。作为一种新型荧光材料,金纳米团簇具有发光颜色随团簇尺寸可调、荧光不易猝灭等许多优势。本文主要综述了金纳米团簇的荧光性质及其在生物标记、生物成像以及生物检测等方面的应用...