Issue 10, 1994

Potentiometric thick-film sensor for the determination of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine

Abstract

A potentiometric thick-film biosensor for the determination of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine is presented. The selective membranes consist of two layers. The first is a choline- and H+-selective membrane made from a poly(vinyl chloride)–poly(vinyl acetate) copolymer which is plasticized with 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether. It contains 1% m/m of the ion-pair choline phosphotungstate as an electroactive compound. Both products of the enzymic cleavage, choline and H+, are detected. The second layer is placed above the first and is made from a poly(vinyl acetate)–polyethylene dispersion polymer. It is loaded with 2% m/m of acetylcholinesterase isolated from electric eel. The linear region of the response curve extends from 2 × 10–5 to 0.01 mol dm–3 in buffer solution and undiluted horse serum. The detection limit is 5 × 10–6 mol dm–3 and the response time is about 4 min.

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Analyst, 1994,119, 2167-2171

Potentiometric thick-film sensor for the determination of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine

C. Eppelsheim and N. Hampp, Analyst, 1994, 119, 2167 DOI: 10.1039/AN9941902167

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