INQUIMAE   12526
INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA, FISICA DE LOS MATERIALES, MEDIOAMBIENTE Y ENERGIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Supramolecular assembly of glucose oxidase on concanavalin A—modified gold electrodes
Autor/es:
DIEGO PALLAROLA; NURIA QUERALTO; FERNANDO BATTAGLINI; OMAR AZZARONI
Revista:
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Editorial:
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
Referencias:
Lugar: London; Año: 2010 vol. 12 p. 8071 - 8083
ISSN:
1463-9076
Resumen:
There is a growing quest for the construction of functional supramolecular architectures toefficiently translate (bio)chemical events into easily measurable signals. This interest originates fromits inherent scientific relevance as well as from their potential applications in the ever-flourishingareas of bioelectronics and biosensing. Herein, we describe the immobilization of glycoproteinsonto electrode surfaces based on recognition-mediated supramolecular processes. Quartz crystalmicrobalance with dissipation (QCM-D), surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy, andelectrochemical (EC) measurements were used to characterize the structural and functional featuresof these bio-supramolecular systems. Carbohydrate–lectin interactions were successfully used tobuild up stable assemblies of glucose oxidase (GOx) layers mediated by the recognition propertiesof concanavalin A supramolecular architectures. The catalytic response of GOx indicates that thewhole population of enzymes incorporated in the supramolecular architecture is fully active. Eventhough lectin–carbohydrate interactions are rather weak, the multivalency effects prevailing in thesupramolecular assembly confer remarkable stability to the interfacial architecture, thus preventingthe release of the enzyme from the surface even with high glucose (ligand) concentrations. Thisapproach represents a simple and straightforward route to locally address functional glycoproteinsat interfaces. In this context, we consider that the versatility of a supramolecular assembly usingbiological interactions could open up new ways of envisioning or to generate new ideas for thefuture development of highly efficient bioelectronic platforms.