title: Determination of horseradish peroxidase and a peroxidase-like iron porphyrin at a Nafion-modified electrode.
abstract: A catalytic coupling reaction between 4-amino antipyrine and a N,N-disubstituted aniline derivative has been exploited in the indirect electrochemical detection of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and of a biomimetic catalyst, the iron(III) sulfonated tetraphenyl porphyrin. In the presence of hydrogen peroxide and one of the two catalysts a cationic electroactive quinone-iminium dye P+ was formed and detected by linear scan voltammetry using a screen-printed electrode coated with a Nafion film. Detection limits of 10(-12) M for HRP and 4 x 10(-10) M for the iron porphyrin have been achieved. In conclusion the iron porphyrin is considered to be a promising alternative to the HRP label in enzyme immunoassays with electrochemical detection.
authors.affiliation: Equipe Electrosynthèse et Electroanalyse Bioorganique, UMR CNRS 6504, Université Blaise Pascal de Clermont-Ferrand, 24 Avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubière, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Degrand
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Limoges
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martre
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schöllhorn