A new format of electrodes for the electrochemical reduction of cytochromes P450

Victoria V Shumyantseva, Tatiana V Bulko, Natalia F Samenkova, Galina P Kuznetsova, Sergei A Usanov, Holger Schulze, Till T Bachmann, Rolf D Schmid, Alexander I Archakov

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Abstract

New approach to the electrochemical reduction of cytochromes P450 (P450s, CYPs) at electrodes chemically modified with appropriate substrates for P450s ("reverse" electrodes) was proposed. The method is based on the analysis of cyclic voltammograms, square-wave voltammograms and amperograms with subsequent determination of electrochemical characteristics such as catalytic current and redox potential. The sensitivity of proposed method is 0.2-1 nmol P450/electrode. The changes of maximal current and of redox potentials in square-wave voltammograms as well as the changes of catalytic current in amperometric experiments proved to be informative and reliable. Planar regime of screen-printed electrodes (strip-type sensors) enabled to utilise 20-60 microl of electrolyte volume. The enzyme-substrate pairs P450 2B4/benzphetamine and P450scc/cholesterol were investigated. Electrochemical parameters of electrodes with unspecific P450 substrates differed considerably from electrodes with appropriate substrates.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1353-7
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Volume100
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Biosensing Techniques
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Oxidation-Reduction

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