蛋白质直接电化学研究及其应用

蛋白质直接电化学研究在生物电化学中具有重要地位,对于蛋白质结构．功能研究、蛋白质电子传递过程的热力学和动力学研究都有着重要意义,而且是研制第三代电化学生物传感器的基础。本文对在裸电极、分子自组装修饰电极和模拟生物膜修饰电极上进行蛋白质直接电化学的研究及相关应用进行简要综述。     

蛋白质直接电化学研究及其应用

蛋白质直接电化学研究在生物电化学中具有重要地位,对于蛋白质结构-功能研究、蛋白质电子传递过程的热力学和动力学研究都有着重要意义,而且是研制第三代电化学生物传感器的基础.本文对在裸电极、分子自组装修饰电极和模拟生物膜修饰电极上进行蛋白质直接电化学的研究及相关应用进行简要综述.     

基于血红蛋白/纳米金修饰离子液体电极的电化学生物传感器

氧化还原蛋白质在工作电极上的直接电化学对于研究生命体系的电子转移机理,了解生命过程中的氧化还原机理,开发新型电化学生物传感器有着重要的意义~([1]).目前较多的工作是利用各种媒介体、促进剂和纳米材料修饰电极来实现蛋白质的直接电子转移.离子液体修饰电极(CILE)是以离子液体为修饰剂和粘合剂的一种新型化学修饰电极,在生物电分析化学已经应用.本文在CILE表面修饰纳米金用于血红蛋白的固定及其直接电化学行为的研究,取得了较好的结果.     

不同乙氧基链段的非离子型表面活性剂在电极表面的电化学行为

蛋白质是生命的基础,研究氧化还原蛋白质的直接电化学不仅对模拟生物体系电子传递机理具有重要意义,而且为传感器的构筑提供了理论基础。遗憾的是,蛋白的直接电化学在裸电极上很难实现,许多研究者通过在电极上引入表面活性剂来克服该缺点.值得思考的是为什么在表面活性剂存在下,蛋白与电极之间才能实现直接电化学?甚至促进蛋白与电极之间的电子转移速率?因此研究表面活性剂在电极表面上的形态非常必要.我们主要讨论不同乙氧基单元的表面活性剂与蛋白之间在玻碳电极上的电子转移过程.结果表明不同表面活性剂提供给蛋白不同的微环境.当表面活性剂的乙氧基链长达到最佳值时,该修饰电极能固载更多的蛋白.我们利用紫外光谱法检测蛋白在固载过程中是否变性,同时也对所构筑的修饰电极的电催化性能进行表征.     

血红蛋白在二氧化铈修饰电极上的直接电化学

将二氧化铈(CeO₂)与酶复合修饰电极, 采用循环伏安法研究了血红蛋白(Hb)在CeO₂修饰的玻碳电极上的电化学行为. 实验表明, 固定在CeO₂材料上的Hb, 不仅能有效地与电极表面进行直接电子转移, 而且能够保持其生物催化活性. 制得的Nafion/CeO₂/Hb/GC修饰电极的电子传递速率k_s为(0.68±0.09) s^－1, 对H₂O₂的检测限为1.013 μmol•L^－1, 重现性和稳定性较好. CeO₂在实验中体现出一定的生物相容性, 起到了促进Hb与电极之间进行直接电子传递的作用. CeO₂修饰电极进行蛋白质直接电化学测定以及酶生物电催化的成功实践, 为稀土氧化物材料在电化学传感领域中的应用开辟了思路.     

氧化还原蛋白质在模拟生物膜修饰电极上的直接电化学

评述了氧化还原蛋白在模拟生物膜这种新型的化学修饰电极上的直接电化学研究的进展。对蛋白质在表面活性剂薄膜电极和多层复合薄膜电极上的电化学行为、模拟生物膜的超分子结构以及蛋白质在该类薄膜修饰电极上对不同底物的电催化性质进行了较详细的介绍。     

壳聚糖-磷酸二氢胆碱凝胶固定肌红蛋白的直接电化学和电催化

使用壳聚糖和亲水性离子液体磷酸二氢胆碱形成的复合水凝胶固定肌红蛋白(Mb)制备修饰电极。在修饰电极表面,实现了Mb的直接电化学和对O2、H2O2的电催化。同时,该修饰电极表现出了较高的热稳定性。研究表明该新型复合水凝胶具备较好的生物相容性,使膜内的Mb保持了其天然构象和活性,并且很大程度地提高了修饰电极的导电性,促进了Mb和电极之间的电子传递,在直接电化学、生物催化和第三代生物传感器的制备等领域有良好的应用前景。     

蛋白质磷酸化作用的电化学检测方法

蛋白质的磷酸化作用是一种可逆的翻译后修饰方式,几乎参与生物体内所有关键生命活动,在核内基因的特定表达、细胞的分裂分化以及各种生命活动的转导中发挥重要意义。基于磷酸化前后电化学信号的改变,利用电化学传感器的方法能快速简便地检测蛋白质的磷酸化作用,且具有较高的选择性和灵敏度。本文回顾了几种常用的电化学检测磷酸化作用的方法,基于电极材料的不同进行了分类与总结,汇总了每种方法中用到的修饰电极的纳米材料及生物分子,最后总结了电化学方法检测蛋白质磷酸化的优缺点,并对有效检测磷酸化作用进行了前景展望。     

氧化还原蛋白质电化学研究*

研究氧化还原蛋白质与电极之间的电子传递过程不仅为理解代谢过程提供有价值的信息,而且为制备生物传感器奠定基础。本文从蛋白质修饰电极、蛋白质在电极表面的定向固定及蛋白质人工改造三方面,评述了近年来氧化还原蛋白质电化学研究的进展,并提出了今后可能的研究方向。     

亚甲蓝修饰电极推动的血红素蛋白质直接电子转移反应

本文研究了几种血红素蛋白质包括牛血红蛋白, 人肌红蛋白和马心细胞色素C在亚甲蓝修饰电极上的非均相电子转移反应, 采用光透薄层光谱电化学法监测了血红素蛋白的直接电化学反应过程, 并进行了动力学研究。     

Strategies for "wiring" redox-active proteins to electrodes and applications in biosensors, biofuel cells, and nanotechnology

In this tutorial review the basic approaches to establish electrochemical communication between redox-active proteins and electrodes are elucidated and examples for applications in electrochemical biosensors, biofuel cells and nanotechnology are presented. The early stage of protein electrochemistry is described giving a short overview over electron transfer (ET) between electrodes and proteins, followed by a brief introduction into experimental procedures for studying proteins at electrodes and possible applications arising thereof. The article starts with discussing the electrochemistry of cytochrome c, the first redox-active protein, for which direct reversible ET was obtained, under diffusion controlled conditions and after adsorption to electrodes. Next, examples for the electrochemical study of redox enzymes adsorbed on electrodes and modes of immobilization are discussed. Shortly the experimental approach for investigating redox-active proteins adsorbed on electrodes is outlined. Possible applications of redox enzymes in electrochemical biosensors and biofuel cells working by direct ET (DET) and mediated ET (MET) are presented. Furthermore, the reconstitution of redox active proteins at electrodes using molecular wire-like units in order to "wire" the proteins to the electrode surface and possible applications in nanotechnology are discussed.     

Direct Electrochemistry of Cytochrome c Covalently Immobilized on ω-Carboxyalkanethiol Monolayer Electrode and its Biosensor Applications

The study of direct electron transfer (ET) between solid electrodes and proteins or enzymes has been attracting considerable research interest for several decades since it represents a basic feature for the application of biocatalysts in chemical sensors and other electrical devices. We have been focusing our research interest on the use of SAMs for the study of diffusionless, direct electrochemistry of cytochromes. In the present paper, we report electrochemistry of cytochrome c covalently immobilized on ω-carboxyalkanethiol monolayer electrodes. A carboxylic acid terminated monolayer was utilized to provide an uniform surface for attaching cytochrome c, and characterization of the redox reaction of the protein was made with using cyclic voltammetric and electrochemical impedance measurements.     

Some studies of electrodes made from single crystals of TTF /sd TCNQ

Electrodes made from single crystals of tetrathiafulvalenium tetracyanoquinodimethanide (TTF. TCNQ) have been used to study the electrochemistry of the conducting organic salt and to investigate the mechanism of the electrochemical oxidation of glucose oxidase at conducting salt electrodes.The single crystal electrodes exhibit much lower non-Faradaic currents than the corresponding polycrystalline electrodes prepared as sublimed films or as pressed pellets. This leads to much lower background current levels and hence more clearly defined electrochemistry for solution species. Studies of the ac impedance behaviour and the electrochemistry of outer sphere redox species indicate that TTF·TCNQ electrodes behave as conventional metallic electrodes within their stable potential range.Results for the electrochemistry of glucose oxidase at the single crystal electrodes are inconsistent with a simple homogeneous mediation mechanism or with simple heterogeneous redox catalysis. Similarities with results obtained for TTF modified glucose oxidase suggest that the enzyme may undergo direct electrochemistry after modification by hydrophobic interaction with TTF molecules derived from the conducting salt electrode.     

细胞色素C在单糖修饰金电极上的直接电化学

Hill等发现在4,4′-联吡啶存在时,细胞色素C在金电极上能进行准可逆的电化学反应。在研究细胞色素C的直接电化学过程中,人们又发现一些生物小分子如氨基酸、嘌呤等对细胞色素C的电化学反应有促进作用,但迄今未见有关糖类分子对细胞色素C电化学反应促进作用研究的报道。本文研究了5种单糖对细胞色素C电化学反应的促进作用。     

Direct electrochemistry of heme multicofactor-containing enzymes on alkanethiol-modified gold electrodes

Direct electrochemistry of heme multicofactor-containing enzymes, e.g., microbial theophylline oxidase (ThOx) and D-fructose dehydrogenase (FDH) from Gluconobacter industrius was studied on alkanethiol-modified gold electrodes and was compared with that of some previously studied complex heme enzymes, specifically, cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) and sulphite oxidase (SOx). The formal redox potentials for enzymes in direct electronic communication varied for ThOx from -112 to -101 mV (vs. Ag|AgCl), at pH 7.0, and for FDH from -158 to -89 mV, at pH 5.0 and pH 4.0, respectively, on differently charged alkanethiol layers. Direct and mediated by cytochrome c electrochemistry of FDH correlated with the existence of two active centres in the protein structure, i.e., the heme and the pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) prosthetic groups. The effect of the alkanethiols of different polarity and charge on the surface properties of the gold electrodes necessary for adsorption and orientation of ThOx, FDH, CDH and SOx, favourable for the efficient electrode-enzyme electron transfer reaction, is discussed.     

Reversible Electrochemistry of Cytochrome c on Recompressed,Binderless Exfoliated Graphite Electrodes

The direct electrochemistry of cytochrome c (cyt‐c) has been investigated on exfoliated graphite (EG) electrodes. The as‐polished and roughened (using SiC emery sheet) EG surfaces are inactive for the direct electron transfer. However, when the EG electrode was sonicated before the experiment, a pair of redox waves were obtained for freely diffusing cyt‐c in the solution phase. The formal potential was found to be 0.01 V (vs. SCE) in 0.1 M phosphate buffer at a pH of 7.1. The electrochemical response for the adsorbed cyt‐c on sonicated EG electrodes, which is shown to have carbonyl functional groups on its surface, shows nearly reversible voltammograms in the same electrolyte. However, the formal potential in the adsorbed state is more negative than that observed for the solution phase cyt‐c. A structure based on an open heme conformation proposed by Hildebrandt and Stockburger is probably present on the EG surface. It is suggested that the electrochemistry at the EG electrode is essentially governed by favourable electrostatic interactions.     

Microwave‐Assisted Electroanalysis: A Review

Microwave‐assisted electrochemistry is critically discussed with a focus on the fundamental aspects of the processes involved and its applications in electroanalysis. The concept of direct and nondirect heated electrodes is discussed, and simulation work is evaluated. Microwave‐assisted electrochemistry predominantly results in higher current responses (up to 2 magnitudes higher) due to increased temperature and mass transport to the active electrodes. Temperature gradients at microwave‐affected electrodes may exceed 10⁵ K/cm, with temperature hotspots found in the thin diffusion layers set up at ultramicroelectrodes. Research into microwave‐assisted electroanalysis can lead to enhanced capillary electrophoresis detection, improved stripping voltammetry and development of new high temperature methods.