Fabrication of Electrochemical Biosensor with ZnO-PVA Nanocomposite Interface for the Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide.

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is considered to be highly toxic and its increased concentration in human body may lead to diseases like alzheimer's, parkinson's, cardiovascular, tumor and cancer. Hence, there is an increasing demand for the detection of H2O2 in human blood serum. In this context, an electrochemical sensor was developed using zinc oxide-polyvinyl alcohol (ZnO-PVA) nanocomposite as a nano-interface.

Fabrication of electrochemical biosensor with vanadium pentoxide nano-interface for the detection of methylglyoxal in rice.

Increased consumption of raw and par-boiled rice results in the formation of methylglyoxal (MG) at higher concentration and leads to complications in diabetic patients. Highly sensitive electrochemical biosensor was developed using glutathione (GSH) as a co-factor with vanadium pentoxide (VO) as a nano-interface for MG detection in rice samples. The Pt/VO/GSH/Chitosan bioelectrode displayed two well-defined redox peaks in its cyclic voltammograms for MG reduction.

Evaluation of Inhibition Efficiency for the Detection of Captan, 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin, Pentachlorophenol and Carbosulfan in Water: An Electrochemical Approach.

A novel bio-analytical method has been devised based on the change in catalytic activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme induced by captan, carbosulfan, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) for the investigation of inhibition efficiency and sensitivity using Pt/ZnO/AChE/Chitosan bioelectrode. The inhibition curves of captan, carbosulfan, TCDD and PCP were similar to Michaelis-Menten curve. TCDD held the minimum inhibitor Michaelis-Menten constant ([Formula: see text]) value (10.