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Amperometric biosensor for the determination of phenolic compounds using a tyrosinase graphite electrode in a flow
F Ortega1, E Domínguez, G Jönsson-Pettersson
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
Selective and sensitive devices for the monitoring of phenol and phenolic compounds are required in clinical and environmental analysis. This paper describes a biosensor for the analysis of phenolic compounds in a flow injection system. The enzyme electrode is based on the use of immobilized tyrosinase and the amperometric detection of the enzymatic product at -50 mV vs. SCE. The enzyme is covalently immobilized on the surface of a carbodiimide-activated graphite electrode. The biosensor responds to a variety of phenolic substrates with different conversion efficiencies. The detection limit for phenol is 0.003 microM (S/N = 3), a quantification limit of 0.01 microM (rsd 3.7%), and an extended dynamic range up to 5 microM is achieved with a sample frequency of 110 samples per hour.