Abstract

A hemin modified pyrolytic graphite (PG) electrode was prepared and applied for the electrochemical determination of superoxide. The rate constant of heterogeneous electron transfer of adsorbed hemin was determined with cyclic voltammetry (CV) to be 15 s −1. The hemin modified electrode was applied to detect superoxide radicals produced by xanthine oxidase (XOD) catalyzed hypoxanthine oxidation. Sensitivity was higher than compared to the established cytochrome c (cyt c)-based sensor. The antioxidative activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and uric acid was also investigated.

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