Miniaturized capillary electrophoresis system with a carbon nanotube microelectrode for rapid separation and detection of thiols |
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Authors: | Chen Gang Zhang Luyan Wang Joseph |
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Institution: | a Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 138 Yi-xue-yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, PR China b Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA |
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Abstract: | Multi-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) was mixed with epoxy to fabricate microdisc electrode used as a detector for a specially designed miniaturized capillary electrophoresis (CE)-amperometric detection system for the separation and detection of several bioactive thiols. The end-channel CNT amperometric detector offers favourable signal-to-noise characteristics at a relatively low potential (0.8 V) for detecting thiol compounds. Factors influencing the separation and detection processes were examined and optimized. Four thiols (homocysteine, cysteine, glutathione, and N-acetylcysteine) have been separated within 130 s at a separation voltage of 2000 V using a 20 mM phosphate running buffer (pH 7.8). Highly linear response is obtained for homocysteine, cysteine, glutathione, and N-acetylcysteine over the range of 5-50 μM with detection limits of 0.75, 0.8, 2.9, and 3.3 μM, respectively. Good stability and reproducibility (R.S.D. < 5%) are obtained reflecting the minimal adsorption of thiols at the CNT electrode surface. The new microchip protocol should find a wide range of bioanalytical applications involving assays of thiol compounds. |
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Keywords: | Miniaturization Capillary electrophoresis Amperometric detection Carbon nanotube Homocysteine Cysteine Glutathione N-Acetylcysteine |
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