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Selective and sensitive biosensor for theophylline based on xanthine oxidase electrode.

M Stredansky1, A Pizzariello, S Miertus

  • 1Polytech, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy. miro@polytech3.area.trieste.it

Analytical Biochemistry
|October 6, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Microbial xanthine oxidase (XO) selectively detects theophylline, not caffeine or theobromine. This biosensor offers stable, sensitive theophylline measurement in blood samples.

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Area of Science:

  • Biotechnology
  • Electrochemistry
  • Enzyme Engineering

Background:

  • Xanthine oxidases (XOs) from milk and microbial sources are crucial biocatalysts.
  • Understanding substrate specificity is key for developing targeted biosensors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct and characterize amperometric enzyme electrodes using milk and microbial XOs.
  • To investigate the substrate specificity differences between milk and microbial XOs.
  • To develop a selective theophylline biosensor for biological sample analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of amperometric enzyme electrodes using xanthine oxidases.
  • Evaluation of substrate specificity (theophylline, theobromine, caffeine) at varying pH.
  • Characterization of the theophylline biosensor's detection limit, linearity, and stability.

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  • Development of a differential measurement technique by selectively eliminating theophylline sensitivity.

    • Main Results:

    • Microbial XO selectively oxidized theophylline, unlike milk XO, which showed no activity towards theophylline, theobromine, or caffeine.
    • Optimal pH for microbial XO activity was 5.5 for xanthine and 6.5–8.5 for theophylline.
    • The theophylline biosensor demonstrated a low detection limit (2 x 10(-7) M) and linearity up to 5 x 10(-5) M.
    • Selective elimination of theophylline sensitivity enabled differential measurements, successfully determining free and total theophylline in blood.
    • The biosensor exhibited excellent operational (>6 h) and shelf (>3 months) stability with trehalose stabilization.

    Conclusions:

    • Microbial XO is a suitable biocatalyst for selective theophylline detection.
    • The developed biosensor offers a sensitive, stable, and selective method for theophylline determination in biological fluids.
    • The differential measurement approach enhances the biosensor's utility for complex sample analysis.