Simultaneous determination of L-cysteine and L-tyrosine using Au-nanoparticles/poly-eriochrome black T film modified glassy carbon electrode.

A novel Au-nanoparticles/poly-eriochrome black T film modified glassy carbon electrode (AuNPs/PEBT/GCE) was constructed for the simultaneous determination of l-cysteine (L-Cys) and l-tyrosine (L-Tyr) by differential pulse voltammetry. Fourier transform infrared spectra and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy indicate that the PEBT film was successfully polymerized on the surface of GCE and the film efficiently decreased the charge transfer resistance value of electrode and improved the electron transfer kinetic between analytes and electrode. The scanning electron microscope image shows that the immobilized AuNPs were spherical in shape and enhanced the electrical conductivity of PEBT film. In addition, PEBT film increased the oxidation currents of analytes four times when compared to bare GCE, and the AuNPs separated the oxidation potentials of L-Cys and L-Tyr by 488 mV while bare GCE failed to resolve them. The amperometry results exhibit that the electrocatalytic currents increased linearly with L-Cys concentrations in the range 0.05-100 μM (r=0.9981), and the detection limits of L-Cys and L-Tyr were 8 nM and 10 nM (S/N=3), respectively. With high sensitivity and selectivity, the proposed electrochemical sensor provides a simple method for simultaneous determination of L-Cys and L-Tyr.

Liu X ，Luo L ，Ding Y ，Kang Z ，Ye D ... -  《-》

Simultaneous determination of norepinephrine, acetaminophen and tyrosine by differential pulse voltammetry using Au-nanoparticles/poly(2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-propane-1,3-diol) film modified glassy carbon electrode.

A novel Au-nanoparticles/poly-(2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-propane-1,3-diol) film modified glassy carbon electrode (AuNPs/poly(trisamine)/GCE) was constructed for the simultaneous determination of norepinephrine (NE), acetaminophen (AC) and L-tyrosine (Tyr) by differential pulse voltammetry. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy indicate that the trisamine film was successfully polymerized on the surface of GCE and the film efficiently decreased the charge transfer resistance value of electrode and improved the electron transfer kinetic between analytes and electrode. The separation of the oxidation peak potentials for NE-AC and AC-Tyr were about 160 mV and 240 mV, respectively. The calibration curves for NE, AC and Tyr were obtained in the range of 1.3-230.1 μmol L(-1), 1.90-188.0 μmol L(-1), and 3.9-61.8 μmol L(-1), respectively. The detection limits (S/N=3) were 0.07 μmol L(-1), 0.1 μmol L(-1) and 0.9 μmol L(-1), for NE, AC and Tyr, respectively. The diffusion coefficient and the catalytic rate constant for the oxidation reaction of NE at AuNPs/poly(trisamine)/GCE were calculated as 1.55 (±0.2)×10(-6) cm2 s(-1) and 2.28 (±0.17)×10(3) mol(-1) L s(-1), respectively. Finally, AuNPs/poly(trisamine)/GCE was satisfactorily used for the determination of NE, AC, and Tyr in pharmaceutical and biological samples.

Taei M ，Ramazani G 《-》

Simultaneous determination of cysteine, uric acid and tyrosine using Au-nanoparticles/poly(E)-4-(p-tolyldiazenyl)benzene-1,2,3-triol film modified glassy carbon electrode.

A novel Au nanoparticles/poly(E)-4-(p-tolyldiazenyl)benzene-1,2,3-triol (AuNPs/PTAT) film modified glassy carbon electrode (AuNPs/PTAT/GCE) was fabricated for the simultaneous determination of three antioxidants named, cysteine (Cys), uric acid (UA) and tyrosine (Tyr). The bare glassy carbon electrode (GCE) fails to separate the oxidation peak potentials of these molecules, while PTAT film modified electrode can resolve them. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) study indicates that the charge transfer resistance of bare electrode increased as (E)-4-(p-tolyldiazenyl)benzene-1,2,3-triol was electropolymerized at the bare electrode. Furthermore, EIS exhibits enhancement of electron transfer kinetics between analytes and electrode after electrodeposition of Au nanoparticles. Differential pulse voltammetry results show that the electrocatalytic current increases linearly in the ranges of 2-540μmolL(-1) for Cys, 5-820μmolL(-1) for UA and 10-560μmolL(-1) for Tyr with detection limits (S/N=3) of 0.04μmolL(-1), 0.1μmolL(-1) and 2μmolL(-1) for Cys, UA and Tyr, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied for simultaneous determination of Cys, UA and Tyr in human urine samples.

Taei M ，Hasanpour F ，Salavati H ，Banitaba SH ，Kazemi F ... -  《-》

Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine, uric acid and tryptophan on gold nanoparticles/overoxidized-polyimidazole composite modified glassy carbon electrode.

A novel electrode was developed through electrodepositing gold nanoparticles (GNPs) on overoxidized-polyimidazole (PImox) film modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The combination of GNPs and the PImox film endowed the GNPs/PImox/GCE with good biological compatibility, high selectivity and sensitivity and excellent electrochemical catalytic activities towards ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), uric acid (UA) and tryptophan (Trp). In the fourfold co-existence system, the peak separations between AA-DA, DA-UA and UA-Trp were large up to 186, 165 and 285 mV, respectively. The calibration curves for AA, DA and UA were obtained in the range of 210.0-1010.0 μM, 5.0-268.0 μM and 6.0-486.0 μM with detection limits (S/N=3) of 2.0 μM, 0.08 μM and 0.5 μM, respectively. Two linear calibrations for Trp were obtained over ranges of 3.0-34.0 μM and 84.0-464.0 μM with detection limit (S/N=3) of 0.7 μM. In addition, the modified electrode was applied to detect AA, DA, UA and Trp in samples using standard addition method with satisfactory results.

Wang C ，Yuan R ，Chai Y ，Chen S ，Hu F ，Zhang M ... -  《-》

Probing cysteine self-assembled monolayers over gold nanoparticles--towards selective electrochemical sensors.

Cysteine forms self-assembled monolayers over gold nanoparticles. Based on this knowledge, a novel electrochemical sensor (Au-Au(nano)-Cys-SDS) has been constructed by the formation of self-assembly monolayer (SAM) of cysteine on gold-nanoparticles modified gold electrode (Au-Au(nano)-Cys) to be utilized for determination of dopamine in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Electrochemical investigation and characterization of the modified electrode sensor was achieved using cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, scanning electron, and atomic force microscopies. Au-Au(nano)-Cys electrode in the presence of SDS gave comparable high current response to that of the gold nanoparticles modified gold electrode (Au-Au(nano)). The Au-Au(nano)-Cys-SDS electrode current signal was remarkably stable via repeated cycles and long term stability due to the strong AuS bond. Very small peak separation, almost zero or 15 mV peak separation was also obtained by repeated cycles indicating unusual high reversibility. The oxidation peak current was determined to be linearly dependent on the dopamine concentration. A resulting calibration curve using square wave voltammetry (SWV) was obtained over concentration range of 30-100 μmol L(-1) and 120-320 μmol L(-1) with correlation coefficients of 0.996 and 0.994 and a limit of detection of 16 and 57 nmol L(-1), respectively. Using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), a highly selective and simultaneous determination of tertiary mixture of ascorbic acid AA, dopamine, and acetaminophen APAP was explored at this modified electrode. It has been demonstrated that Au-Au(nano)-Cys-SDS electrode can be used as a sensor with excellent reproducibility, sensitivity, and long term stability.

Galal A ，Atta NF ，El-Ads EH 《-》