Abstract
A procedure for calibrating a Clark-type oxygen electrode is described. This method is based on the oxidation of 4- tert-butylcatechol (TBC) by O 2 catalyzed by tyrosinase, to yield 4- tert-butyl- o-benzoquinone (TBCQ). This reaction consumes known amounts of oxygen in accordance with the stoichiometry: 2TBC + O 2 → 2TBCQ + 2H 2O and can be used to determine the relation between the oxygen concentration and the oxygen electrode response. TBCQ is very stable in the reaction medium for more than 30 min and shows no significant breakdown, which makes the calibration possible. A kinetic study of the oxidation of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine by tyrosinase using the oxygen electrode is shown to confirm the validity of the calibration method.
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