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Potentiometric detection of ATP based on the transmembrane proton gradient generated by ATPase reconstituted on a
Gabriel García-Molina1, Paolo Natale2, Laura Valenzuela3
1Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, c/Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a key molecule as energy vector for living organisms, therefore its detection reveals the presence of microbial colonies. Environments where the existence of microbial pathogens suppose a health hazard can benefit from real time monitoring of such molecule. We report a potentiometric biosensor based on ATP-synthase from Escherichia coli reconstituted in a floating phospholipid bilayer over gold electrodes modified with a 4-aminothiophenol self-assembled monolayer. The use of a pH-dependent redox probe on the electrode surface allows a simple, specific and reliable on site determination of ATP concentration from 1 μM to 1 mM. The broad range ATP biosensor can offer an alternative way of measuring in a few minutes the presence of microbial contamination.
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