Computer-controlled system for the study of oxidase reactions: application to the peroxidase-oxidase oscillator

J Phys Chem B. 2010 Dec 16;114(49):16244-52. doi: 10.1021/jp107188z. Epub 2010 Nov 4.

Abstract

An apparatus for the study of bisubstrate oxidase reactions at maintained steady-state substrate concentrations is described, and its specific application to the peroxidase-oxidase biochemical oscillator is reported. Instrument control and data acquisition are provided by custom software written in LabVIEW. The software allows measurement, recording, and control of dissolved oxygen through a Clark-type oxygen electrode, reaction monitoring by a UV/vis spectrophotometer, and controlled substrate delivery by a syringe infusion pump. For peroxidase from horseradish, the optimal pH for oscillatory behavior was found to be in the range 4.5-5.5.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Armoracia / enzymology
  • Computer Systems
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxidoreductases / chemistry*
  • Peroxidase / chemistry*

Substances

  • Oxidoreductases
  • Peroxidase