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Amperometric determination of Myo-inositol using a glassy carbon electrode modified with nanostructured copper
Rajendran Rajaram1,2, Muniyandi Kiruba3, Chinnathambi Suresh4
1Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) Campus, Chennai, 600113, India.
Abstract:
A method for the amperometric determination of Myo-inositol is presented. Nanostructured copper sulfide material was synthesized by solvothermal method and utilized as sensor matrix. The physico-chemical analysis using XRD, Raman, FE-SEM, TEM, and XPS confirmed the formation of CuS material. The voltammetric response of CuS-modified glassy carbon electrode for a successive Myo-inositol (0.5 μM) addition confirmed that the reaction takes place at the surface of the electrode. The modified electrode resulted in signal enhancement for a linear response ranging from 0.5-8.5 μM at an applied overpotential of 0.65 V with a correlation coefficient value (R2) of 0.99. The sensitivity and limit of detection of the modified electrode were 7.87 μA μM-1 cm-2 and 0.24 μM, respectively. The interfering effect of various compounds present in real samples was examined. Graphical abstract Schematic representation of synthetic protocol of nanostructured CuS and Myo-inositol oxidation on CuS-modified glassy carbon electrode in basic medium.
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