Publication
Title
Polycyclodextrin and carbon nanotubes as composite for tyrosinase immobilization and its superior electrocatalytic activity towards butylparaben an endocrine disruptor
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Abstract
We developed a protocol for the immobilization of tyrosinase (Tyr) on the composite of polycyclodextrin polymer (CDP) and carbon nanotubes for the detection of an endocrine disruptor, i.e., butylparaben (BP). The formation of the CDP polymer was characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The conducting film of cross-linked CDP and carbon nanotubes, displays excellent matrix capabilities for Tyr immobilization. The host-guest chemical reaction ability of CD and the ππ stacking interaction assure the bioactivity of Tyr towards butylparaben. The developed biosensor was characterized electrochemically by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The enzyme-substrate kinetic parameters such as the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant (K M app) was measured under saturated substrate concentration. The determination of butylparaben was carried out by using square wave voltammetry over the concentration range of 2.1 to 35.4 μM with a detection limit of 0.1 μM. The fabricated biosensor was successfully applied in real-life cosmetic samples with good recovery ranging from 98.5 to 102.8%.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
Publication
2015
ISSN
1533-4899
1533-4880
DOI
10.1166/JNN.2015.10210
Volume/pages
15 :5 (2015) , p. 3365-3372
ISI
000347435200007
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Electrochemical aptasensors targetting antibiotics and PCBs
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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