Covalent immobilization of phenylalanine dehydrogenase on cellulose membrane for biosensor construction

Reynaldo Villalonga, Akira Fujii, Hiroaki Shinohara, Shinjiro Tachibana, Yasuhisa Asano*

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Abstract

Bacillus badius phenylalanine dehydrogenase was covalent immobilized on amino-activated cellulose membrane by cross-linking with glutaraldehyde. The amount of immobilized enzyme was estimated as 440 μg/cm2, and the biocatalyst retained 82% of the initial PheDH activity. The functionalized membrane was further used as coating material for a glassy carbon electrode, which was employed for the construction of an amperometric biosensor toward l-phenylalanine. The enzyme electrode (poised at +700 mV versus Ag/AgCl) showed a linear amperometric response up to 9.1 mM l-phenylalanine with a detection limit of 25 μM. The biosensor reached 95% of steady-state current in about 25 s and its sensitivity was 177 μA/M cm2. The electrode retained full electrocatalytic activity after 16 days of storage at 4 °C in 50 mM sodium phosphate buffer pH 7.0.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)195-199
Number of pages5
JournalSensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume129
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008/01/29

Keywords

  • Biosensor
  • Cellulose
  • Enzyme immobilization
  • Phenylalanine dehydrogenase

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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