Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (10): 1869-1875.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(12)60655-X

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Nanostructure-based electrochemical sensor for the voltammetric determination of benserazide, uric acid, and folic acid

Sakineh Esfandiari Baghbamidia, Hadi Beitollahib, Seyed Zia Mohammadic, Somayeh Tajikd,e, Somayeh Soltani-Nejada, Vahhab Soltani-Nejadf   

  1. a Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandar Abbas, Iran;
    b Environment Department, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran;
    c Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Kerman, Iran;
    d Department of Chemistry, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran;
    e Young Researchers Society, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran;
    f Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
  • Received:2013-06-04 Revised:2013-07-11 Online:2013-09-29 Published:2013-09-29
  • Contact: Vahhab Soltani-Nejad

Abstract:

A carbon paste electrode modified with carbon nanotubes and ferrocene was fabricated. An electrochemical study of the modified electrode and an investigation into its efficiency for the electrocatalytic oxidation of benserazide, uric acid and folic acid were undertaken. The electrode was also used to study the electrocatalytic oxidation of benserazide using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and square wave voltammetry (SWV). We found that the oxidation of benserazide at the surface of the modified electrode occurs at a potential about 285 mV lower than that of unmodified carbon paste electrode. SWV gave a linear dynamic range from 8.0×10-7 to 7.0×10-4 mol/L. The detection limit was 1.0×10-7 mol/L for benserazide. This modified electrode was used for the determination of benserazide, uric acid, and folic acid in an urine sample.

Key words: Benserazide, Uric acid, Folic acid, Carbon nanotube, Carbon paste electrode