Electrooxidation of morin on glassy carbon electrode modified by carboxylated single-walled carbon nanotubes and surfactants

• Carboxylated SWNT/GCE modified with surfactants are tested for morin determination.
• The best electrocatalytic effect observed for Cetylpyridinium bromide/SWNT-COOH/GCE.
• Adsorption-controlled irreversible two electron oxidation of morin is confirmed.
• Sensitive differential pulse voltammetric quantification of morin is developed.
• Limits of detection and quantification are 28.9 and 96 nM, respectively.

Voltammetric characteristics of morin on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified by carboxylated single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT-COOH) and surfactants in phosphate buffer have been found. Cationic cetylpyridium bromide (CPB), nonionic Triton X100 and anionic sodium dodecylsulfate surfactants under different concentrations have been tested as modifier of SWNT-COOH/GCE. The form of CVs and oxidation potentials are not changed significantly in the presence of all type surfactants on the electrode surface that confirms negligible influence of surfactant on electron transfer rate. Morin oxidation currents are increased on surfactant-modified electrodes. The best characteristics are observed on CPB (1 μM)/SWNT-COOH/GCE when 1.8-fold increase of oxidation currents has been observed in comparison with SWNT-COOH/GCE. Mechanism of morin oxidation on CPB/SWNT-COOH/GCE is suggested on the basis of relationship between oxidation potential and pH of supporting electrolyte. Electrooxidation is adsorption-controlled irreversible two-step process with participation of one electron and one proton on each step. The linear dynamic ranges of morin determination under conditions of differential pulse voltammetry are 0.1-100 and 100-750 μM with the limits of detection and quantification 28.9 and 96.0 nM of morin, respectively. The developed approach applied for morin quantification in mulberry leaves using preliminary extraction with ethanol.

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