Abstract
The response of first-generation glucose oxidase (GOx) amperometric glucose biosensors is strongly dependent on the concentration of the oxygen cosubstrate. The incorporation of the natural oxygen binder myoglobin into a GOx-containing carbon-paste matrix is shown to satisfy the oxygen demand of the enzymatic reaction and to provide convenient biosensing of glucose in oxygen-free solutions. Such use of myoglobin-containing mineral oil thus offers an attractive alternative to the use of oxygen-rich fluorocarbon pasting liquids. Further improvements are observed upon doping the fluorocarbon oil with myoglobin. Factors affecting the oxygen independence of the new enzyme microelectrodes, including the myoglobin loading or length of the oxygen reservoir, have been optimized. The myoglobin-doped mineral oil or Kel-F-based carbon-paste enzyme microelectrodes display a highly stable glucose response over prolonged (6-7 h) operations in oxygen-free solutions, indicating no depletion of the internal oxygen supply.
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