Avidin and glucose oxidase-non-covalently functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes: a new analytical tool for building a bienzymatic glucose biosensor

GALLAY, PABLO A.

ELECTROANALYSIS

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

Lugar: Weinheim; Año: 2019 vol. 31 p. 1888 - 1888

1040-0397

e report an innovative supramolecular architecture for bienzymatic glucose biosensing based on the non‐covalently functionalization of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with two proteins, glucose oxidase (GOx) (to recognize glucose) and avidin (to allow the specific anchoring of biotinylated horseradish peroxidase (b‐HRP)). The optimum functionalization was obtained by sonicating for 10 min 0.50 mg mL−1 MWCNTs in a solution of 2.00 mg mL−1 GOx+1.00 mg mL−1avidin prepared in 50 : 50 v/v ethanol/water. The sensitivity to glucose for glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) modified with MWCNTs‐GOx‐avidin dispersion and b‐HRP (GCE/MWCNTs‐GOx‐avidin/b‐HRP), obtained from amperometric experiments performed at −0.100 V in the presence of 5.0×10−4 M hydroquinone, was (4.8±0.3) μA mM−1 (r2=0.9986) and the detection limit was 1.