Fabrication of an electrochemical biosensor array for simultaneous detection of L-glutamate and acetylcholine

J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2013 Aug;9(8):1378-82. doi: 10.1166/jbn.2013.1633.

Abstract

Using two nano-porous pseudo carbon paste electrodes (Nano-PPCPEs) as the working electrodes, a saturated calomel electrode as the reference electrode, and a Pt electrode as the counter electrode to form a four-electrode system, a novel type of glutamate-acetylcholine electrochemical biosensor array was successfully fabricated. It was shown that the biosensor array displayed a high selectivity and sensitivity and the selective and simultaneous determination of glutamate and acetylcholine (ATCh) is feasible. For L-glutamate, a linear range from 5 x 10(-7) M to 1 x 10(-5) M with the detection limit of 2.5 x 10(-7) M was demonstrated, while for ATChl the linear range is from 5 x 10(-6) M to 2 x 10(-4) M with the detection limit of 1.5 x 10(-7) M. This research means a possibility to simultaneously detect more neurotransmitters with a nano-PPCPEs electrochemical biosensor array.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine / analysis*
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Electrochemical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Electrochemical Techniques / methods
  • Electrodes
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / metabolism
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Glutamic Acid / analysis*
  • Limit of Detection
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microtechnology / methods
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism
  • Porosity
  • Protein Array Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Glutamic Acid
  • Carbon
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Acetylcholine