Immobilization and electrochemistry of negatively charged proteins on modified nanocrystalline metal oxide electrodes

E Topoglidis, E Palomares, Y Astuti, A Green, C J Campbell, J R Durrant, Colin Campbell

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Abstract

The immobilization of two acidic, low isoelectric point proteins, green fluorescence protein and ferredoxin (FRD) is investigated on nanocrystalline, mesoporous TiO2 and SnO2 electrodes. Modification of these electrodes with a cationic polypeptide (poly-L-lysine) or an aminosilane prior to protein immobilization is found to enhance protein binding at least ten fold, attributed to more favorable protein/electrode electrostatic interactions. Cyclic voltammetry studies of FRD-modified SnO2 electrodes indicate reversible protein electrochemistry with a midpoint potential of -0.59 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) and an interfacial electron transfer rate constant of 0.45 s(-1).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1035-1041
Number of pages7
JournalElectroanalysis
Volume17
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2005

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • protein immobilization
  • ferredoxin
  • nanocrystalline SnO2
  • TiO2
  • electrode modification
  • cylic voltammetry
  • PYROLYTIC-GRAPHITE ELECTRODES
  • CYTOCHROME-C
  • FILM VOLTAMMETRY
  • NANOPOROUS TIO2
  • ADSORPTION
  • FERREDOXIN
  • BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
  • SPECTROSCOPY
  • MECHANISMS

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