Amperometric biosensor based on tyrosinase-conjugated polysacchride hybrid film: Selective determination of nanomolar neurotransmitters metabolite of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) in biological fluid

The amperometric detection of neurotransmitters metabolite of 3,4-dihydroxyph enyl acetic acid (DOPAC) was achieved at a tyrosinase-chitosan composite film-modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode. The optimal conditions for the preparation of the biosensor were established. This bio-composite film was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transformed infrared (Fr-IR) spectra, suggesting that chitosan covalently connected to chitosan chains. Electrochemical characterization of the bio-hybrid membranecovered electrodes were also performed in 0.05 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.52) containing neurotransmitters or their derivatives by using cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), square wave voltarnmetry (SWV) and amperometry. This simply-prepared protem-polysaccharide hybrid film provides a microenvironment friendly for enzyme loading. The sensor was operated at -0.15 V with a short response time. The current linearly increased with the increasing concentration of DOPAC over the concentration of 6 nM-0.2 mM. The lower detection limit for DOPAC is 3 nM (S/N = 3). The sensitivity of the sensor is 40 mu A mM(-1). A physiological level of neurotransmitters and their derivatives including dopamme, L-dopa, adrenaline, noradrenaline and homovanillic acid as well as ascorbic acid, uric acid and acetaminophen do not affect the determination of DOPAC. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.