title: Square wave voltammetric sensing of uric acid using the self-assembly of mercaptobenzimidazole.
abstract: The self-assembled monolayer of a heterocyclic thiol, mercaptobenzimidazole (MBI) on gold (Au) electrode is successfully utilized for the voltammetric sensing of uric acid (UA). The self-assembly of MBI separates the voltammetric signal of UA from the interfering ascorbate (AA). Selective detection of UA in the presence of a large excess of AA or the simultaneous detection of UA and AA is achieved at the MBI monolayer-modified electrode. This electrode can detect as low as 1 microM of UA in the presence of 100-fold excess of AA with excellent reproducibility. The practical utility of the electrode is demonstrated by measuring the concentration of UA in human serum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: C Retna
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohsaka
mesh_terms: D001562:Benzimidazoles; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004566:Electrodes; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001562:Benzimidazoles; C434503:mercaptobenzimidazol; D014527:Uric Acid