Electrochemical sensing systems for arsenate estimation by oxidation of L-cysteine
Priyabrata Sarkar1, Suchanda Banerjee, Dipankar Bhattacharyay
1Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata-700009, West Bengal, India. sarkarpriya@yahoo.com
Abstract:
In this study, rapid electrochemical sensing systems for detection of arsenate by oxidation of L-cysteine are proposed. Three different sensing systems comprising of screen-printed electrode and standard electrodes were used for this study. The detector element i.e. L-cysteine was immobilized on the working electrodes of the transducers by in-situ polymerization of acylamide. The electrocatalytic oxidation of L-cysteine was performed by cyclic voltammentry and amperometry. All the systems presented linear response range up to 30 microgL(-1) of arsenic. The sensors were able to estimate arsenic below 10 microgL(-1) with a detection limit of 1.2-4.6 microgL(-1).
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