Based on the layer-by-layer self-assembly of positively charged cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） wrapped gold na- norods （AuNRs） and negatively charged superoxide dismutase （SOD） from their aqueous solution...Based on the layer-by-layer self-assembly of positively charged cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） wrapped gold na- norods （AuNRs） and negatively charged superoxide dismutase （SOD） from their aqueous solutions on cysteine modified gold electrode （Cys/Au）, a third generation electrochemical biosensor （（SOD/AuNRs）2/Cys/Au） for superoxide anion （02＂-） was developed. The two layers assembly of SOD/AuNRs can significantly enhance the direct electron transfer between SOD and the electrode. The functional enzymatic activities of the SOD offer an electrochemical approach to the determination of 02＂-. In the reductive regions, the proposed sensor exhibits excellent analytical performances, such as wide linear range （200 nM to 0.2 mM O2-）, low detection limit （100 nM O2-）, high sensitivity （22.11 nA cm-2 μM-1）, short response time （less than 5 s）, good stability and reproducibility, while no obvious interferences are caused by commonly met interfering species including hydrogen peroxide （H202）, uric acid （UA） and ascorbic acid （AA）.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20805013, 20905024&21075031)the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB421601 & 2011CB911002)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (09JJ4006 & 09JJ4007)
文摘Based on the layer-by-layer self-assembly of positively charged cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） wrapped gold na- norods （AuNRs） and negatively charged superoxide dismutase （SOD） from their aqueous solutions on cysteine modified gold electrode （Cys/Au）, a third generation electrochemical biosensor （（SOD/AuNRs）2/Cys/Au） for superoxide anion （02＂-） was developed. The two layers assembly of SOD/AuNRs can significantly enhance the direct electron transfer between SOD and the electrode. The functional enzymatic activities of the SOD offer an electrochemical approach to the determination of 02＂-. In the reductive regions, the proposed sensor exhibits excellent analytical performances, such as wide linear range （200 nM to 0.2 mM O2-）, low detection limit （100 nM O2-）, high sensitivity （22.11 nA cm-2 μM-1）, short response time （less than 5 s）, good stability and reproducibility, while no obvious interferences are caused by commonly met interfering species including hydrogen peroxide （H202）, uric acid （UA） and ascorbic acid （AA）.
