Direct electron transfer and bioelectrocatalysis of hemoglobin at a carbon nanotube electrode |
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Authors: | Cai Chenxin Chen Jing |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, Peoples Republic of China |
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Abstract: | A stable suspension of carbon nanotube (CNT) can be obtained by dispersing the CNT in the solution of the surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. CNT has promotion effects on the direct electron transfer of hemoglobin (Hb), which was immobilized onto the surface of CNT. The direct electron transfer rate of Hb was greatly enhanced after it was immobilized onto the surface of CNT. Cyclic voltammetric results showed a pair of well-defined redox peaks, which corresponded to the direct electron transfer of Hb, with the formal potential (E0′) at about −0.343 V (vs. saturated calomel electrode) in the phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.8). The electrochemical parameters such as apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (ks) and the value of formal potential (E0′) were estimated. The dependence of E0′ on solution pH indicated that the direct electron transfer reaction of Hb is a one-electron transfer coupled with a one-proton transfer reaction process. The experimental results also demonstrated that the immobilized Hb retained its bioelectrocatalytic activity to the reduction of H2O2. The electrocatalytic current was proportional to the concentration of H2O2 at least up to 20 mM. |
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Keywords: | Hemoglobin Carbon nanotube Direct electron transfer Bioelectrocatalysis Hydrogen peroxide |
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