Highly stable magnetite modified with chitosan, ferrocene and enzyme for application in magneto-switchable bioelectrocatalysis

Autor(es)

Melo, Antonio F. A. A. ^[1] ; Luz, Roberto A. S. ^[2] ; Iost, Rodrigo M. ^[1] ; Nantes, Iseli L. ^[2] ; Crespilho, Frank N. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim Sao Carlos, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, BR-09210170 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society; v. 24, n. 2, p. 285-294, FEB 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 7

Resumo

Magnetic fields have been used in Bioelectrochemistry to carry enzymes or redox mediators immobilized on magnetite (Fe3O4) to the electrodes surface, providing a switchable control of faradaic current from biocatalysis. In this work, it is reported an advance in the magnetic control of bioelectrochemical reactions, by construction of a system containing simultaneously a magnetic particle (for controlled driving), an enzyme (for biocatalysis) and a redox mediator (for mediation of electron transfer). The advance was attained by synthesis of a new material (Fe3O4-Chi-Fc/GOx) that consists of Fe3O4 particles modified with insoluble ferrocene (Fc) and chitosan (Chi) cross-linked with glucose oxidase (GOx). When this material was used in electrochemical studies, an increase of 70% was observed in the catalytic current of glucose oxidation when 0.24 T was applied perpendicularly to electrode plane. This is the first time that a control of the bioelectrocatalytic process was achieved using enzyme, mediator and magnetite in a unique system switched by a magnetic field. (AU)

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• Beneficiário: Frank Nelson Crespilho
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
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• Beneficiário: Frank Nelson Crespilho
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular