Abstract
A flow-injection system with an organophosphorus–hydrolase (OPH)-biosensor detector has been developed and characterized for the rapid detection of organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents. The enzyme was immobilized onto a thin-film gold detector through a cystamine–glutaraldehyde coupling. Factors influencing the performance were optimized. The resulting flow system offered a fast, sensitive, selective, and stable response. The peak current increased linearly with the concentration of paraoxon and methyl parathion over the 1–10 μM range (sensitivity, 2.29 and 1.04 nA/μM, respectively). The OPH-biosensor flow injection systems offered low detection limits (e.g. 0.1 μM paraoxon), along with a good precision (R.S.D. of 3.6% for 20 successive injections of a 1.0 μM paraoxon solution). The OPH-biosensor flow detector offers great promise for rapid field screening of OP pesticides and nerve agents.
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