title: Ascorbate oxidase based amperometric biosensor for organophosphorous pesticide monitoring.
abstract: An amperometric principle based biosensor containing tissues of cucumber, rich in ascorbic acid oxidase, was used for the detection of organophosphorous (OP) pesticide ethyl paraoxon, which inhibits the activity of ascorbic acid oxidase. The optimal concentration of ascorbic acid used as substrate was found to be 5.67 mM. The biosensor response was found to reach steady state within 2 min. A measurable inhibition (> 10%) was obtained with 10 min incubation of the enzyme electrode with different concentrations of the pesticide. There was a linear relationship between the percentage of inhibition of the enzyme substrate reaction and the pesticide (ethyl paraoxon) concentration in the range 1-10 ppm with a regression value 0.9942.
authors: Fermentation Technology and Bioengineering Department, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Rekha
authors: Gouda
authors: Thakur
authors: N G
authors: NG
authors: Karanth
mesh_terms: D001204:Ascorbate Oxidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis*; D010261:Paraoxon / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007306:Insecticides; C121104:ethylparaoxon; D001204:Ascorbate Oxidase; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D010261:Paraoxon