Enantioselective recognition of mandelic acid based on γ-globulin modified glassy carbon electrode

A new chiral biosensor has been fabricated by immobilizing γ-globulin on gold nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrodes, which could recognize and detect mandelic acid (MA) enantiomers. Differential pulse voltammetry, quartz crystal microbalance, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy were used to characterize the enantioselectivity. The results exhibited that γ-globulin modified electrode could enantioselectively recognize MA enantiomers, and larger response signals were obtained from R-MA. The factors influencing the performance of the resulting biosensor were investigated. The enantiomeric composition of R- and S-MA enantiomer mixtures could be determined by measuring the current responses of the sample. The developed electrodes have the advantages of simple preparation, good stability, and rapid detection.