Exploring the electrochemical behaviour of digestive enzymes at a liquid|liquid micro-interface array

IF 4.8 2区化学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Bioelectrochemistry Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI:10.1016/j.bioelechem.2025.108911

Shaheda Zannah, Damien W.M. Arrigan

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Abstract

Trypsin and pepsin are proteolytic enzymes secreted by the digestive system to digest proteins. Here, we examine the electrochemical behaviour and detection of trypsin and pepsin at a liquid/liquid (L|L) micro-interface array. For both proteins, aqueous phase of 10 mM hydrochloric acid was the only electrolyte solution in which they were electroactive. Neither protein was detected below 30 μM by cyclic voltammetry (CV) but stripping voltammetry following adsorption (AdSV) enabled the detection of sub-micromolar concentrations of both proteins. Although pepsin was electroactive at the micro-interface array in aqueous phase of 10 mM HCl, its behaviour was ill-defined and unsuitable for characterization by CV. It was found that pepsin easily blocked the micro-interfaces, as seen by greatly hampered ion transfer voltammetry of tetrapropylammonium ion (TPrA⁺) whereas trypsin only slightly impeded TPrA⁺ transfer. This highlights the dissimilarity between pepsin and trypsin. These results illustrate the rich viability of electrochemistry at L|L micro-interface arrays as a tool to explore the behaviour and detection of biological macromolecules.

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Bioelectrochemistry 生物-电化学

CiteScore

9.10

自引率

6.00%

发文量

238

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： An International Journal Devoted to Electrochemical Aspects of Biology and Biological Aspects of Electrochemistry Bioelectrochemistry is an international journal devoted to electrochemical principles in biology and biological aspects of electrochemistry. It publishes experimental and theoretical papers dealing with the electrochemical aspects of: • Electrified interfaces (electric double layers, adsorption, electron transfer, protein electrochemistry, basic principles of biosensors, biosensor interfaces and bio-nanosensor design and construction. • Electric and magnetic field effects (field-dependent processes, field interactions with molecules, intramolecular field effects, sensory systems for electric and magnetic fields, molecular and cellular mechanisms) • Bioenergetics and signal transduction (energy conversion, photosynthetic and visual membranes) • Biomembranes and model membranes (thermodynamics and mechanics, membrane transport, electroporation, fusion and insertion) • Electrochemical applications in medicine and biotechnology (drug delivery and gene transfer to cells and tissues, iontophoresis, skin electroporation, injury and repair). • Organization and use of arrays in-vitro and in-vivo, including as part of feedback control. • Electrochemical interrogation of biofilms as generated by microorganisms and tissue reaction associated with medical implants.