Flavin adenine dinucleotide as precursor for NADH electrocatalyst.
The generation of a new electrocatalytic system for NADH after oxidizing flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) is shown. The oxidation is performed in alkaline medium until +1.4 V (Ag/AgCl) at graphite electrodes. The catalytic activity is ascribed to the electrooxidized moiety of FAD and not to quinone surface groups. A comparison between this catalyst and that attributed to poly(FAD) (Karyakin, A. A.; Ivanova Y. N.; Revunova, K. V.; Karyakina, E. E. Anal. Chem. 2004, 76, 2004-2009.) is presented. It is concluded that the surface quinone groups generated during the strong anodization of the electrode in acidic medium at 2-2.5 V and not the poly(FAD) are responsible for the catalytic activity described in the above mentioned work.
Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.
Noemí
N
de-Los-Santos-Alvarez
Patricia
P
de-Los-Santos-Alvarez
M Jesús
MJ
Lobo-Castañón
Arturo J
AJ
Miranda-Ordieres
Paulino
P
Tuñón-Blanco
D002384:Catalysis; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D005182:Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide / Q000737:chemistry*; D006108:Graphite; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009243:NAD / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
D009243:NAD; D005182:Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide; D006108:Graphite