Journal
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
Volume 71, Issue 2, Pages 135-141Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2007.02.006
Keywords
hemoglobin; direct electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; polyacrylamide; chitosan; semi-interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel
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Semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) hydrogel based on polyacrylamide (PAM) and chitosan was prepared to immobilize redox protein hemoglobin (Hb). The Hb-PAM-chitosan hydrogel film obtained has been investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-VIS spectroscopy. UV-VIS spectroscopy showed that Hb kept its secondary structure similar to its native state in the Hb-PAM-chitosan hydrogel film. Cyclic voltammogram of Hb-PAM-chitosan film-modified glass carbon (GC) electrode showed a pair of well-defined and quasi-reversible redox peaks for Hb Fe(III)/Fe(II), indicating that direct electron transfer between Hb and GC electrode occurred. The electron-transfer rate constant was about 5.51 s(-1) in pH 7.0 buffers, and the formal potential (E-o') was -0.324 V (vs. SCE). The dependence of E-o' on solution pH indicated that one-proton transfer was coupled to each electron transfer in the direct electron-transfer reaction. Additionally, Hb in the semi-IPN hydrogel film retained its bioactivity and showed excellent electrocatalytic activity toward H2O2. The electrocatalytic current values were linear with increasing concentration of H2O2 in a wide range of 5-420 mu M. The unique semi-IPN hydrogel would have wide potential applications in direct electrochemistry, biosensors and biocatalysis. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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