Abstract

A 4-amino-3-hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid (AHNSA) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) based polymer nanocomposite (PNC) has been electrodeposited directly on the surface of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) using cyclic voltammertry. The electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) to rGO and the synthesis of PNC have been inspected using FE-SEM, TEM and Raman spectroscopy. The modified GCE was further used for the voltammetric quantification of Tryptophan (Trp) in the presence and absence of 5-hydroxytryptamine. The PNC modified sensor exhibited improved sensing and electrocatalytic properties in comparison to unmodified GCE, rGO modified GCE and AHNSA modified GCE. The fabricated sensor showed a linear calibration plot in the range of 0.5–200μM with sensitivity and limit of detection (L.O.D.) of 0.0451μAμM−1 and 316nM (n=3) respectively in comparison to 0.19μAμM−1 and 2.54μM (n=3) respectively for unmodified GCE. The proposed method was also successfully applied for the determination of Trp in commercially available pharmaceutical formulations, human urine and plasma samples.

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