Abstract
The present work reports a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor based on manganese cobaltite entrapped reduced graphene oxide (MnCo2O4-rGO) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for the efficient determination of tryptopan (Trp). The MnCo2O4-rGO nanocomposite was prepared by simple hydrothermal method. As synthesized nanocomposite was systematically characterized by using X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis and elemental mapping. The electrocatalytic activities of Trp on MnCo2O4-rGO modified GCE were investigated using cyclic voltammetry and amperometry techniques. Under optimum experimental conditions, the MnCo2O4-rGO modified GCE exhibited good electrocatalytic performance such as wide linear range from 0.004 to 112.88 μM with a low detection limit of 1.0 nM (S/N = 3) and sensitivity of 5.195 μA μM−1 cm2, respectively. Moreover, the proposed sensor showed an excellent anti-interference ability, good reproducibility, repeatability and stability. In addition, MnCo2O4-rGO/GCE was successfully applied for determination of Trp in food samples with satisfying recoveries using the standard addition method.
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