Alcohol,lactate and glutamate sensors based on oxidoreductases with regeneration of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

Flowthrough enzyme electrodes are reported for determinations of alcohol, lactate and glutamate. Oxidoreductases mixed with immobilized NAD⁺ cofactor are held between a suitable platinum electrode and a semipermeable membrane. The coenzyme is readily regenerated either directly by electrochemical oxidation or by using phenazine methosulphate (PMS⁺) as intermediate. Continuous flow conditions are used. The sensitivity obtained with the alcohol dehydrogenase electrode was 50, 620 or 810 nA mol^-1 of ethanol, respectively, when regeneration was done electrochemically or with 0.1 or 0.5 mM PMS⁺. The sensitivities for the lactate and glutamate sensors in the presence of 0.5 mM PMS⁺, were 14 and 50 nA mmol^-1 for D,L-lactate and L-glutamate, respectively. The calibration curves were linear for concentrations up to 0.5, 1.5 and 100 mM of glutamate, lactate and ethanol, respectively. The sensitivity of the alcohol and lactate sensors decreased by 50–55% within 60 h and that of the glutamate sensor within 6 h.