Abstract
A polymeric film consisting of two distinct monomers such as pyrrole-benzophenone and tris(bipyridine pyrrole) ruthenium (II) units was electrogenerated and used for the photochemical grafting of T7 bacteriophages displaying a specific West Nile virus (WNV) epitope. The resulting electrodes were applied to the amperometric detection of WNV antibody at 0 V in aqueous electrolyte via secondary peroxidase-labeled antibody, hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinone as the enzyme substrate. A calibration curve based on different WNV-antibody dilutions ranging from 10 to 106 was created with a relatively short response time of 30 s after substrate injection.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-408 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Enzyme and Microbial Technology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 5 Feb 2007 |
Keywords
- Bacteriophage
- Benzophenone
- Immunosensor
- Polypyrrole
- West Nile virus antibodies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Biochemistry
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology