Au(iii) porphyrin was synthesized and evaluated for electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose. These Au(III) porphyrins, immobilized on a multiwalled carbon nanotube matrix, oxidized glucose at low overpotentials. Furthermore, AuNPs were electrogenerated by reduction of the Au(III) porphyrins. The electrocatalytic properties of these compounds towards glucose oxidation were compared and characterized by electrochemistry, electron microscopy and XPS.