Direct electrochemistry of sarcosine oxidase on graphene, chitosan and silver nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode and its biosensing for hydrogen peroxide

The direct electrochemistry of sacrosine oxidase (SOX) immobilized on graphene, chitosan and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) modified glassy carbon electrode was realized. SOX exhibits a pair of well-defined reversible redox peaks in 0.1 M pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution (PBS) with the oxidation peak potential of −0.446 V and the reduction peak potential of −0.496 V. The immobilized SOX retains its bioactivity, and exhibits a surface confined, reversible two-proton and two-electron transfer reaction. It also has good stability, and a fast heterogeneous electron transfer rate with the rate constant (ks) of 1.8 s−1. The surface coverage of SOX is 1.18 × 10−7 mol/cm2. This biosensor shows excellent sensitivity towards H2O2 in 0.1 M PBS (pH 7.0) with a wide linear range from 1.0 to 177 μM. The detection limit is 1.0 μM. The apparent Michaelis–Menten constant for immobilized SOX is calculated to be 0.18 mM. The excellent performance of the biosensor is attributed to large specific surface area and high conductivity of graphene and AgNPs, and good biocompatibility of chitosan, which improve the enzyme absorption and promote direct electron transfer between SOX and the electrode surface.

► Sarcosine oxidase electrochemical biosensor was fabricated. ► The electrode was based on graphene, chitosan and silver nanoparticles. ► The direct electrochemistry of sarcosine oxidase was realized. ► The fabricated biosensor showed catalytic activity towards H2O2 determination.