Palm tree peroxidase-based biosensor with unique characteristics for hydrogen peroxide monitoring

• Three amperometric enzyme electrodes have been constructed by adsorbing anionic royal palm tree peroxidase (RPTP), anionic sweet potato peroxidase (SPP), or cationic horseradish peroxidase (HRP-C) on spectroscopic graphite electrodes. The resulting H2O2-sensitive biosensors were characterized both in a flow injection system and in batch mode to evaluate their main bioelectrochemical parameters, such as pH dependency,I-max, K-M(app), detection limit, linear range, operational and storage stability. The obtained results showed a distinctly different behavior for the plant peroxidase electrodes, demonstrating uniquely superior characteristics of the RPTP-based sensors. The broader linear range observed for the RPTP-based biosensor is explained by a high stability of this enzyme in presence of H2O2. The higher storage and operational stability of RPTP-based biosensor as well as its capability to measure hydrogen peroxide under acidic conditions connect with an extremely high thermal and pH-stability of RPTP.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Analytisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Analytical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

Keyword

sweet potato

horseradish

palm tree

peroxidase

biosensors

hydrogen

peroxide

Publication and Content Type

art (subject category)

ref (subject category)