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. 2012 Dec 16;405(11):3753–3771. doi: 10.1007/s00216-012-6578-2

Table 1.

Analytical characteristics for electrochemical detection of dopamine by use of different tyrosinase biosensors

Layer description (immobilization matrix) Interferents Linearity (mol L−1) Sensitivity (mA mol−1 L) Detection limit (mol L−1) Ref.
C paste, b.entrp AA, DOPA, DOPAC 1.5 × 10−5–2.5 × 10−4 6.3 1.5 × 10 −5 [72]
Polyacrylamide gel, b.entrp Without AA 5 × 10−6–1 × 10−4 5 × 10−6 [73]
AA 3 × 10−8–1 × 10−6 3 × 10−8
Polypyrrole modified, b.entrp AA 5 × 10−8–8 × 10−5 59 5 × 10−8 [74]
Poly(vinyl alcohol) ferrocene-Pd-sol-gel, b.entrp 0.125 5 × 10−5 [75]
Polythiophene, b.entrp Up to 2 × 10−4 133 1 × 10−7 [76]
Biocomposite gel (agar, guar gum), b.entrp 2 × 10−6–1 × 10−5 9 × 10−7 [77]
Amine-terminated BDD, surf., cov. bond. AA 5 × 10−6– 1.2 × 10−4 68.6 [50]
MWNT/Nafion, b. surf. entrp 5 × 10−6–2.3 × 10−5 12 5.2 × 10−7 [51]
Eggshell membrane, GA, surf., phys. ads 5 × 10−7–2.5 × 10−4 2.5 × 10−6 [52]
Chit/GC AA 9.7 1.9 × 10−6 [53]
TiO2/CeO2/Chit/GC, b. surf. entrp 14.9 2.4 × 10−8
SWNT/Ppy, surf cov. bond AA 5 × 10−6–5 × 10−5 467 5 × 10−6 [54]
Fe3O4/Chit, b. surf. entrp AA 2 × 10−8–7.5 × 10−5 46 6 × 10−9 [78]
TiO2/CeO2/Chit/CF AA ,UA, DOPA, DOPAC, SE, EP, NorEP 1 × 10−8–2.2 × 10−4 14.2 1.1 × 10−9 [55]
Chit/CF 5 × 10−8–1.2 × 10−4 7.3 1.4 × 10−7
TiO2/CeO2/sol-gel/CF 1 × 10−7–1.8 × 10−4 33.4 4 × 10−8
sol-gel/CF 2 × 10−7–2.6 × 10−4 6.4 8 × 10−8
PIn5COOH surf. cov. bond AA <1 × 10−4 mol L−1 5 × 10−7–2 × 10−5 2,200 1 × 10−7 [49]
UA <1 × 10−4 mol L−1 6,200
AA/UA 12.5 1,290

b.entrp., entrapment of tyrosinase in matrix; surf. entrp., entrapment of tyrosinase on matrix surface; surf., cov. bond, entrapment of tyrosinase on surface, covalent bonding; surf., phys. ads, entrapment of tyrosinase on surface, physical adsorption; Chit, chitosan; CF, carbon fiber; PIn5COOH, poly(indolo-5-carboxylic acid); SWNT, single walled carbon nanotube; MWNT, multi walled carbon nanotube; BDD, boron-doped diamond; GC, glassy carbon; GA, glutaraldehyde; AA, ascorbic acid; UA, uric acid; DOPA, 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine; DOPAC, dihydroxyphenylacetic acid; SE, serotonin; EP, epinephrine; NorEP, norepinephrine