Poly[Ni(II)Protoporphyrin IX] Modified Electrode for Amperometric Detection of Acetylcholine (Ach) and Choline (Ch)

Abstract

Poly[Ni(II)Protoporphyrin IX] (pNiPP) modified electrode can be used as an alternative method for direct amperometric detection of Acetylcholine (Ach) and Choline (Ch). This response is highly dependent on the electrode potential, that must be higher than +0.4 V versus Ag/AgCl with a maximum at +0.6 V. Other amino derivatives such as ethanolamine and tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide did not show amperometric response in the same experimental conditions. On the contrary, KCl shows an increasing amperometric signal in flow injection for a concentration range of 10−3 to 1 M, indicating certain sensitivity of membrane to Cl− ions. The lowest detection limit corresponds to the highest cationic volume. The response for acetylcholine is slightly higher than for choline and is almost completely non‐linear for both substrates. The proposed model for the response is Y=(A×X)/(B+X) according to AICc Akaike method. Choline, in a complex solution, was analyzed by HPLC with the chemically modified electrode as detector.