title: [Superoxide dismutase biosensor for screening substances possessing scavenging superoxide anion activity].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish a method for screening active substance with scavenging effects on superoxide anion in vitro by designed superoxide dismutase biosensor.
  
  
  METHODS
  The enzyme sensor was built by connecting the immobilized CuZnSOD with optical oxygen sensor through a special way. Superoxide anions were generated by auto-oxidation of pyrogallol. The auto-oxidation speed was examined before and after adding samples into the system, and the Vit C having the scavenging radical activities was served as a positive control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The limit of biosensor detection was 7.0 U in activity, and lifetime of the immobilized enzyme in the reaction-cell was above 2 weeks. The scavenging effects on superoxide radicals of fifteen active substance were studied in vitro by the sensor, and some of them presented scavenging activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The signal from biosensor is stable, easy to be determined, and the kinetic information on scavenging superoxide radicals could be obtained directly. The biosensor system can be used for screening drugs simply and rapidly.
authors.affiliation: West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Liang-ji
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.forename: Tai-ping
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Xiao-rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Qiao
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001547:Benzaldehydes / Q000378:metabolism; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D002109:Caffeic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000378:metabolism*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000378:metabolism*; D011748:Pyrogallol / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001547:Benzaldehydes; D002109:Caffeic Acids; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D011748:Pyrogallol; C100058:vanillin; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; C040048:caffeic acid