Investigations on the Reduction of Molecular Oxygen on Polyphenol Oxidase-Modified Electrode

2005 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Jiang ◽  
Chun-Hua Shi ◽  
Yong-Shu Xie ◽  
Qing-Liang Liu

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO, E.C.1.10.3.1) from Nicotiana tobacum, PPO II, shows a different behavior from that of PPOs from other sources. A one-electron oxygen reduction on PPO II - Nafion modified glassy carbon electrode surface has been observed by square-wave voltammetry. The cathodic peak has been found to be proportional to the concentration of dissolved oxygen. The optimum salt concentration was 0.2 mol/l. The study of its dependence on pH (4-9) indicates that the reduction of oxygen is accompanied by a one-proton-transfer process. Temperature shows little influence on the cathodic peak. The electrode storage has also been studied to evaluate its stability.

2012 ◽  
Vol 485 ◽  
pp. 213-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Bo Chen ◽  
Xiao Jiao Mu ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Li Dong Li ◽  
Lin Guo

A sensitive aptamer-based signal-on sensor for real-time detection of L-histidine via self-cleavage of DNAzymes and amplification of elongated tetrahexaheral gold nanocrystals (end-truncated-ETHH-Au-NCs) is presented. The introduction of target L-histidine induced self-cleavage of DNAzymes on the end-truncated-ETHH-Au-NCs modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) into the solution. The resulting change in electron transfer efficiency is readily measured by square wave voltammetry (SWV) at target L-histidine concentrations as low as 0.1 pM, the increase in the SWV peak current is linear with the concentration of L-histidine in the range from 0.1 pM to 0.1 μM. The fabricated aptasensor shows a high specificity for L-histidine which is not affected by the coexistence of other amino acids, and an excellent enantio-selectivity toward L-histidine was achieved.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omolola E. Fayemi ◽  
Abolanle S. Adekunle ◽  
Eno E. Ebenso

A nickel oxide doped polyaniline nanofibers (PANI-NiO) based electrochemical sensor was constructed for detection of phenanthrene. Successful synthesis of PANI-NiO nanocomposite was confirmed with techniques such as SEM, XRD, EDX, FTIR, and UV-visible spectroscopy. The electrocatalytic oxidation of phenanthrene on PANI-NiO on modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE-PANI-NiO) was studied using cyclic voltammetry, square wave voltammetry, and impedance spectroscopy and discussed. Results showed that detection of phenanthrene was enhanced by the nanostructure of PANI-NiO film. The square wave voltammetry analysis shows a very low detection limit of 0.732 pM for phenanthrene with the linear range of 7.6 pM–1.4 × 10−11 M. The Tafel value of 227 mVdec−1suggests adsorption of phenanthrene oxidation intermediates on the GCE-PANI-NiO electrode. The GCE-PANI-NiO modified electrodes gave better performance towards phenanthrene in terms of current response, oxidation potential, current recovery, stability, and resistance to electrode fouling effects.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1441-1451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaitali R. Rawool ◽  
Anuja S. Rajpurohit ◽  
Ninad S. Punde ◽  
Ashwini K. Srivastava

Synthesis process of Fe3O4/Ag nanocomposite followed by its fabrication as an electrochemical sensor for determination of DcCl using adsorptive stripping square wave voltammetry.


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