title: Electrochemical properties of catechin at a single-walled carbon nanotubes-cetylramethylammonium bromide modified electrode.
abstract: The electrochemical properties of catechin at single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)-cetylramethylammonium bromide (CTAB) modified glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The SWNTs-CTAB film was characterized with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A series of parameters including pH of supporting electrolyte, accumulation potential and accumulation time were optimized. There were three peaks of catechin at SWNTs-CTAB/GCE in the potential range of -0.4-1.0 V in PBS (pH 7.0): a reversible pair of peaks and an irreversible peak of the anodic peak. The reductive peak current increased linearly with the concentration of catechin in the range from 3.72 x 10(-10) to 2.38 x 10(-9) M. The detection limit was 1.12 x 10(-10) M. The SWNTs-CTAB/GCE showed good stability and low detection limit, and could be applied to detect trace catechin.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China.
authors.forename: Li-Jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Hua-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Xiu-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Sheng-Fu
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D002392:Catechin / Q000032:analysis*; D000077286:Cetrimonium; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D002244:Carbon; D002392:Catechin; D000077286:Cetrimonium