Application of polyammonium cations to enzyme-immobilized electrode: voltammetric behavior of polycation-hexacyanoferrate anion complexes and applicability as electron-transfer mediator

Anal Sci. 2008;24(11):1415-9. doi: 10.2116/analsci.24.1415.

Abstract

Cyclic voltammograms of the aqueous solution containing polyammonium cations and the [Fe(CN)6]4-. anion at a plastic-formed carbon or platinum electrode were recorded. Polyammonium salts comprising quaternary ammonium in the main chain or sub chain and those comprising primary ammonium were tested. Under certain conditions, well-developed anodic and cathodic peak currents with the midpoint potentials different from that when the polyammonium cation is absent, that is, the midpoint potential of [Fe(CN)6]3- + e- = [Fe(CN)6]4- were exhibited, indicating that the [Fe(CN)6]4-/3- anionic species associate with the polyammonium cations tested to form the polycation-[Fe(CN)6]4-/3- complex species. The polycation complex species can be easily localized around the electrode surface with a dialysis membrane. An application of the polycation complex species as an electron-transfer mediator in the catalytic electrode with a redox enzyme was examined.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Electrodes*
  • Enzymes, Immobilized*
  • Ferrocyanides / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Polyamines / chemistry*
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Ferrocyanides
  • Polyamines
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • polycations
  • hexacyanoferrate II