Abstract
Abstract Phytase was immobilized onto electrochemically prepared polypyrrole (PPy) films either in the free, native form (Phy) or encapsulated in phospholipid dipalmitoyl phosphatidylglycerol (DPPG) liposomes (lipo-Phy). The incorporation of Phy into the PPy matrix was verified using cyclic voltammetry, polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. PPy, PPy/Phy and PPy/lipo-Phy films were characterized by amperometric experiments in phytic acid (PA) solutions at different concentrations. PPy/lipo-Phy showed a more sensitive response, which was confirmed in stable current vs concentration and current vs time curves, and by a superior analytical performance with a saturation concentration of 3.0 mmol L−1 PA. A multidimensional projection technique, IDMAP, was used to project the voltammetric data, and confirmed the higher selectivity for PPy/lipo-Phy by distinguishing PA in a specific range of concentrations.
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