Journal
BIOSENSORS-BASEL
Volume 2, Issue 2, Pages 234-244Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bios2020234
Keywords
liver diseases; aspartate aminotransferase; electrochemical detection; amperometric biosensor
Funding
- NSF [100768]
- Delta Environmental and Educational Foundation
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn [1000768] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Aspartate aminotransaminase (AST) is a hepatocelluar enzyme released into the bloodstream when hepatic cells are damaged, resulting in elevated blood levels of AST. A single use, disposable biosensor prototype, composed of catalytic iridium nano-particles dispersed on carbon paste, was developed to detect enzymatically-produced H2O2 in AST-mediated reactions. This biosensor is capable of measuring AST levels in a phosphate buffer and undiluted human serum over the concentration range of 0 to 0.89 mu g/mL AST concentration (corresponding to 0-250 UL-1 specific activity). The biosensor operates at relatively low oxidation potential (+ 0.3 volt (V) versus the printed Ag/AgCl), minimizing any potential chemical interference in human serum. The measurements of AST in human serum using the biosensor compared well with those measured by standard hospital spectrophotometric assays. This Ir-C biosensor may be useful for AST measurements in the clinical environment.
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