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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Biosensor Technology

Background:

  • Accurate ethanol quantification is crucial for quality control in alcoholic beverages, fermentation processes, and biofuel analysis.
  • Existing methods for ethanol detection may lack the sensitivity, speed, or integration required for diverse sample matrices.
  • Bi-enzymatic biosensors offer a promising platform for selective and sensitive analyte detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate integrated bi-enzymatic biosensor systems for ethanol detection.
  • To compare the performance of flow injection analysis (FIA) and sequential injection analysis (SIA) methods for ethanol quantification.
  • To assess the applicability of the developed biosensors for real-world samples, including gasohol, alcoholic beverages, and fermentation media.

Main Methods:

  • Development of integrated bi-enzymatic biosensor systems utilizing immobilized alcohol oxidase and horseradish peroxidase.
  • Application of two distinct analytical techniques: flow injection analysis (FIA) and sequential injection analysis (SIA) with stop-flow.
  • Testing of biosensor performance with varying enzyme immobilization strategies and sample dilution ratios.

Main Results:

  • The FIA system achieved a detection range of 0.05-1.5 g/l with a correlation coefficient of 0.9909.
  • The SIA system with stop-flow demonstrated a linear range of 0.005-0.04 g/l (R²=0.9922).
  • Bi-enzymatic systems with separate enzyme immobilization yielded detection ranges from 0.001-0.066 g/l (without dilution) and 0.010-0.047 g/l (with 1:7,000 dilution), achieving R² values of 0.9897 and 0.9992, respectively.

Conclusions:

  • Integrated bi-enzymatic biosensors using FIA and SIA are effective for precise ethanol determination.
  • The developed systems show high sensitivity and accuracy across a wide range of ethanol concentrations.
  • These biosensors are suitable for the analysis of ethanol in complex matrices like gasohol, alcoholic beverages, and fermentation samples.