Arthrobacter sp. JS443‐Based Whole Cell Amperometric Biosensor for p‐Nitrophenol |
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Authors: | Yu Lei Priti Mulchandani Wilfred Chen Joseph Wang Ashok Mulchandani |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering University of California, Riverside, CA 92521;2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003 |
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Abstract: | An amperometric microbial biosensor for highly sensitive and selective determination of p‐nitrophenol (PNP) is reported. The biosensor consisted of PNP‐degrader Arthrobacter sp. JS443 immobilized by entrapment in Nafion polymer deposited on the top of the carbon paste electrode transducer. The biosensor was based on the measurement of the oxidation current of the intermediates 4‐nitrocatechol and 1,2,4‐benzenetriol formed by the highly selective oxidation of PNP by Arthrobacter sp. The sensor signal and response time were optimized with applied potential of +0.4 V (vs. Ag/AgCl reference electrode) and 0.03 mg of cells and operating in pH 7.5, 50 mM citrate‐phosphate buffer at room temperature. When operated at optimized conditions, the Arthrobacter sp.‐based biosensor measured as low as 5 nM (0.7 ppb) of PNP. The biosensor demonstrated excellent selectivity with no interference from phenolic compounds such as 2‐nitrophenol, phenol and 3‐chlorophenol but was interfered by 3‐nitrophenol and 3‐methyl‐4‐nitrophenol. It had good precision and intra‐ and inter‐day reproducibility, accuracy and was stable up to 3 days when stored in buffer at 4 °C. When applied for measurement in water from Lake Elsinore, CA, the results obtained were in excellent agreement with the amounts determined spectrophotometrically. |
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Keywords: | Amperometric Biosensor 4‐Nitrophenol Arthrobacter sp |
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