Electrocatalytic activity of horseradish peroxidase/chitosan/carbon microsphere microbiocomposites to hydrogen peroxide

Talanta. 2008 Oct 19;77(1):37-41. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2008.03.041. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

Abstract

Colloidal carbon microspheres (CMS) are dispersed in chitosan (CHIT) solution to form an organic-inorganic hybrid with excellent micro-environment for the immobilization of biomolecules. A novel amperometric biosensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) has been constructed by entrapping horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in as-synthesized CMS/CHIT hybrid. The modification of glassy carbon electrode is made by a simple solution-evaporation method. The electrochemical properties of the biosensor are characterized in electrochemical methods. The proposed biosensor shows high sensitive determination and fast response to H(2)O(2) at -0.15 V. The constructed HRP/CHIT/CMS/GC electrode also exhibits a fine linear correlation with H(2)O(2) concentration. The calculated value of the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant, 2.33 mM, suggests that the HRP in CMS/CHIT hybrid keeps its native bioactivity and has high affinity for H(2)O(2).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Chitosan / chemistry*
  • Colloids
  • Electrochemistry
  • Horseradish Peroxidase / chemistry
  • Horseradish Peroxidase / metabolism*
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / analysis*
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Microspheres*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Substances

  • Colloids
  • Carbon
  • Chitosan
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Horseradish Peroxidase