Phenol, a pollutant frequently found in chemical industries effluents, is highly toxic even in low concentrations. This study reports a green, simple, and rapid method for qualitative phenol biosensing using horseradish peroxidase (HRP) hybrid nanoflowers made with copper (Cu-hNF) or calcium (Ca-hNF) ions. The enzyme was immobilized through protein-inorganic self-assembly into hybrid structures and subsequently supported onto a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane. SEM, EDS, FTIR, and XRD techniques sustained the effective enzyme encapsulation into hybrid structures. The protein concentration in the structures was 0.25 mg.mL for both ions. The best temperature and pH were 60 °C and 7.4, respectively, for both hybrids and the free enzyme, suggesting that the immobilization did not affect the optimal conditions of the free HRP. Thermal stability from 25 to 70 °C and pH stability from 4.0 to 9.0 of the hybrids were also determined. Finally, using copper and calcium hybrids, both biosensors produced onto a PVDF membrane could detect phenol in concentrations ranging from 0.72 to 24.00 µmol.mL in 1 min. In contrast, control biosensors produced with free enzyme have not presented a visible color change in the same conditions. The findings suggest a promising application of the developed biosensors in functional phenol detection.
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