Amperometric biosensors for the determination of heavy metals
- Univ. di Napoli Federico II, Napoli Portici (Italy). Dipartimento di Scienza degli Alimenti
- ENEL, Brindisi (Italy). Direzione Studi e Ricerche
- ISMES S.p.A., Bergamo (Italy)
A bioelectrochemical method for the determination of heavy metal ions has been developed. This method is based on the inhibition effect of metal ions on the enzymatic activity of oxidase enzymes. The enzymatic activity was determined with an amperometric hydrogen peroxide probe. The inhibition effect on enzymes in solution and covalently immobilized on polymeric supports has been evaluated. Hg(II) was the metal ion that inhibited almost all the enzymes, particularly glycerol-3-P oxidase. Hg(II) was detected in the 0.05/0.5 ppm range with the enzyme in solution. Calibration curves for Hg(II) were also obtained with the other oxidase enzymes in the 0.5/10 ppm range. The other metal ions tested inhibited the enzymes more specifically. The metal ion/enzyme systems which gave the best inhibition were Se(IV)/glutathione oxidase, Ni(II)/sarcosine oxidase, V(V)/glutathione oxidase, Cu(II)/alcohol oxidase from Pichia Pastoris and Cd(II)/D-amino acid oxidase. All these metal ions were detected in the 0.1/10 ppm range using the enzymes in solution or covalently immobilized.
- OSTI ID:
- 153240
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9506232-; ISBN 0-8194-1862-5; TRN: IM9602%%214
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) conference, Munich (Germany), 19-23 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Environmental monitoring and hazardous waste site remediation; Vo-Dinh, T. [ed.] [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)]; Niessner, R. [ed.] [Technische Univ. Muenchen (Germany)]; PB: 613 p.; SPIE Proceedings Volume 2504
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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