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Schachinger F, Ma S, Ludwig R. Redox potential of FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenase. Electrochem commun 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2022.107405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Engineering bio-interfaces for the direct electron transfer of Myriococcum thermophilum cellobiose dehydrogenase: Towards a mediator-less biosupercapacitor/biofuel cell hybrid. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 210:114337. [PMID: 35537312 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Direct electron transfer (DET) of enzymes on electrode surfaces is highly desirable both for fundamental mechanistic studies and to achieve membrane- and mediator-less bioenergy harvesting. In this report, we describe the preparation and comprehensive structural and electrochemical characterization of a three-dimensional (3D) graphene-based carbon electrode, onto which the two-domain redox enzyme Myriococcum thermophilum cellobiose dehydrogenase (MtCDH) is immobilized. The electrode is prepared by an entirely novel method, which combines in a single step electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and simultaneous electrodeposition of positively charged polyethylenimine (PEI), resulting in a well dispersed MtCDH surface. The resulting MtCDH bio-interface was characterized structurally in detail, optimized, and found to exhibit a DET maximum current density of 7.7 ± 0.9 μA cm-2 and a half-lifetime of 48 h for glucose oxidation, attributed to favorable MtCDH surface orientation. A dual, entirely DET-based enzymatic biofuel cell (EBFC) was constructed with a MtCDH bioanode and a Myrothecium verrucaria bilirubin oxidase (MvBOD) biocathode. The EBFC delivers a maximum power density (Pmax) of 7.6 ± 1.3 μW cm-2, an open-circuit voltage (OCV) of 0.60 V, and an operational lifetime over seven days, which exceeds most reported CDH based DET-type EBFCs. A biosupercapacitor/EBFC hybrid was also constructed and found to register maximum power densities 62 and 43 times higher than single glucose/air and lactose/air EBFCs, respectively. This hybrid also shows excellent operational stability with self-charging/discharging over at least 500 cycles.
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Schachinger F, Chang H, Scheiblbrandner S, Ludwig R. Amperometric Biosensors Based on Direct Electron Transfer Enzymes. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154525. [PMID: 34361678 PMCID: PMC8348568 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The accurate determination of analyte concentrations with selective, fast, and robust methods is the key for process control, product analysis, environmental compliance, and medical applications. Enzyme-based biosensors meet these requirements to a high degree and can be operated with simple, cost efficient, and easy to use devices. This review focuses on enzymes capable of direct electron transfer (DET) to electrodes and also the electrode materials which can enable or enhance the DET type bioelectrocatalysis. It presents amperometric biosensors for the quantification of important medical, technical, and environmental analytes and it carves out the requirements for enzymes and electrode materials in DET-based third generation biosensors. This review critically surveys enzymes and biosensors for which DET has been reported. Single- or multi-cofactor enzymes featuring copper centers, hemes, FAD, FMN, or PQQ as prosthetic groups as well as fusion enzymes are presented. Nanomaterials, nanostructured electrodes, chemical surface modifications, and protein immobilization strategies are reviewed for their ability to support direct electrochemistry of enzymes. The combination of both biosensor elements-enzymes and electrodes-is evaluated by comparison of substrate specificity, current density, sensitivity, and the range of detection.
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Cohen R, Cohen Y, Mukha D, Yehezkeli O. Oxygen insensitive amperometric glucose biosensor based on FAD dependent glucose dehydrogenase co-entrapped with DCPIP or DCNQ in a polydopamine layer. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Direct Electrochemical Enzyme Electron Transfer on Electrodes Modified by Self-Assembled Molecular Monolayers. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10121458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Self-assembled molecular monolayers (SAMs) have long been recognized as crucial “bridges” between redox enzymes and solid electrode surfaces, on which the enzymes undergo direct electron transfer (DET)—for example, in enzymatic biofuel cells (EBFCs) and biosensors. SAMs possess a wide range of terminal groups that enable productive enzyme adsorption and fine-tuning in favorable orientations on the electrode. The tunneling distance and SAM chain length, and the contacting terminal SAM groups, are the most significant controlling factors in DET-type bioelectrocatalysis. In particular, SAM-modified nanostructured electrode materials have recently been extensively explored to improve the catalytic activity and stability of redox proteins immobilized on electrochemical surfaces. In this report, we present an overview of recent investigations of electrochemical enzyme DET processes on SAMs with a focus on single-crystal and nanoporous gold electrodes. Specifically, we consider the preparation and characterization methods of SAMs, as well as SAM applications in promoting interfacial electrochemical electron transfer of redox proteins and enzymes. The strategic selection of SAMs to accord with the properties of the core redox protein/enzymes is also highlighted.
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Besharati M, Tabrizi MA, Molaabasi F, Saber R, Shamsipur M, Hamedi J, Hosseinkhani S. Novel enzyme-based electrochemical and colorimetric biosensors for tetracycline monitoring in milk. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 69:41-50. [PMID: 33226159 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Recently, there has been a growing demand to develop portable devices for the fast detection of contaminants in food safety, healthcare, and environmental fields. Herein, two biosensing methods were designed by the use of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAD(P)H)-dependent TetX2 enzyme activity and thionine as an excellent electrochemical and colorimetric mediator/probe to monitor tetracycline (TC) in milk. The nanoporous glassy carbon electrode (NPGCE) modified with polythionine was first prepared by electrochemically and then TetX2 was immobilized onto the NPGCE using polyethyleneimine. The prepared biosensor provided a high electrocatalytic response toward NAD(P)H by significantly reducing its overpotential. The proposed biosensor exhibited a detection limit of 40 nM with a linear range of 0.1-0.8 μM for TC determination. Besides, the thionine probe was used to develop a novel colorimetric assay using a simple enzymatic color reaction within a few minutes. The limit of detection for TC was experimentally achieved as 60 nM, which was lower than the safety levels established by the World Health Organization (225 nM). The correlation between change in the color of the solution and the concentration of TC was used for quality control of milk samples, as confirmed by the standard high-performance liquid chromatography method. The results show the great potential of the proposed assays as portable instruments for on-site TC measurements.
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- Maryam Besharati
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.,Microbial Technology and Products Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center of Medical Science, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.,Microbial Technology and Products Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Kamathewatta NJB, Deay DO, Karaca BT, Seibold S, Nguyen TM, Tomás B, Richter ML, Berrie CL, Tamerler C. Self-Immobilized Putrescine Oxidase Biocatalyst System Engineered with a Metal Binding Peptide. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:11908-11917. [PMID: 32921059 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Flavin oxidases are valuable biocatalysts for the oxidative synthesis of a wide range of compounds, while at the same time reduce oxygen to hydrogen peroxide. Compared to other redox enzymes, their ability to use molecular oxygen as an electron acceptor offers a relatively simple system that does not require a dissociable coenzyme. As such, they are attractive targets for adaptation as cost-effective biosensor elements. Their functional immobilization on surfaces offers unique opportunities to expand their utilization for a wide range of applications. Genetically engineered peptides have been demonstrated as enablers of the functional assembly of biomolecules at solid material interfaces. Once identified as having a high affinity for the material of interest, these peptides can provide a single step bioassembly process with orientation control, a critical parameter for functional immobilization of the enzymes. In this study, for the first time, we explored the bioassembly of a putrescine oxidase enzyme using a gold binding peptide tag. The enzyme was genetically engineered to incorporate a gold binding peptide with an expectation of an effective display of the peptide tag to interact with the gold surface. In this work, the functional activity and expression were investigated, along with the selectivity of the binding of the peptide-tagged enzyme. The fusion enzyme was characterized using multiple techniques, including protein electrophoresis, enzyme activity, and microscopy and spectroscopic methods, to verify the functional expression of the tagged protein with near-native activity. Binding studies using quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), nanoparticle binding studies, and atomic force microscopy studies were used to address the selectivity of the binding through the peptide tag. Surface binding AFM studies show that the binding was selective for gold. Quartz crystal microbalance studies show a strong increase in the affinity of the peptide-tagged protein over the native enzyme, while activity assays of protein bound to nanoparticles provide evidence that the enzyme retained catalytic activity when immobilized. In addition to showing selectivity, AFM images show significant differences in the height of the molecules when immobilized through the peptide tag compared to immobilization of the native enzyme, indicating differences in orientation of the bound enzyme when attached via the affinity tag. Controlling the orientation of surface-immobilized enzymes would further improve their enzymatic activity and impact diverse applications, including oxidative biocatalysis, biosensors, biochips, and biofuel production.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Institute for Bioengineering Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biruni University, İstanbul 34010, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Institute for Bioengineering Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
- Institute for Bioengineering Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Institute for Bioengineering Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
- Bioengineering Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Bollella P, Katz E. Enzyme-Based Biosensors: Tackling Electron Transfer Issues. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E3517. [PMID: 32575916 PMCID: PMC7349488 DOI: 10.3390/s20123517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This review summarizes the fundamentals of the phenomenon of electron transfer (ET) reactions occurring in redox enzymes that were widely employed for the development of electroanalytical devices, like biosensors, and enzymatic fuel cells (EFCs). A brief introduction on the ET observed in proteins/enzymes and its paradigms (e.g., classification of ET mechanisms, maximal distance at which is observed direct electron transfer, etc.) are given. Moreover, the theoretical aspects related to direct electron transfer (DET) are resumed as a guideline for newcomers to the field. Snapshots on the ET theory formulated by Rudolph A. Marcus and on the mathematical model used to calculate the ET rate constant formulated by Laviron are provided. Particular attention is devoted to the case of glucose oxidase (GOx) that has been erroneously classified as an enzyme able to transfer electrons directly. Thereafter, all tools available to investigate ET issues are reported addressing the discussions toward the development of new methodology to tackle ET issues. In conclusion, the trends toward upcoming practical applications are suggested as well as some directions in fundamental studies of bioelectrochemistry.
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- Paolo Bollella
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, NY 13699-5810, USA;
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Tuoriniemi J, Gorton L, Ludwig R, Safina G. Determination of the Distance Between the Cytochrome and Dehydrogenase Domains of Immobilized Cellobiose Dehydrogenase by Using Surface Plasmon Resonance with a Center of Mass Based Model. Anal Chem 2020; 92:2620-2627. [PMID: 31916434 PMCID: PMC7003987 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Changes
in the tertiary conformation of adsorbed biomolecules can
induce detectable shifts (Δθr) in the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) angle. Here it is shown
how to calculate the corresponding shifts in the adsorbate’s
center of mass (Δzavg) along the
sensing surface normal from the measured Δθr. The novel developed model was used for determining
the mean distance between the cytochrome (CYT) and flavodehydrogenase
(DH) domains of the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) isolated
from the fungi Neurospora crassa, Corynascus thermophilus, and Myriococcum
thermophilum as a function of pH, [Ca2+], and substrate concentration. SPR confirmed the results from earlier
electrochemical and SAXS studies stating that the closed conformation,
where the two domains are in close vicinity, is stabilized by a lower
pH and an increased [Ca2+]. Interestingly, an increasing
substrate concentration in the absence of any electron acceptors stabilizes
the open conformation as the electrostatic repulsion due to the reaped
electrons pushes the DH and CYT domains apart. The accuracy of distance
determination was limited mostly by the random fluctuations between
replicate measurements, and it was possible to detect movements <1
nm of the domains with respect to each other. The results agreed with
calculations using already established models treating conformational
changes as contraction or expansion of the thickness of the adsorbate
layer (tprotein). Although the models
yielded equivalent results, in this case, the Δzavg-based method also works in situations, where the adsorbate’s
mass is not evenly distributed within the layer.
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- Jani Tuoriniemi
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Gothenburg , Kemigården 4 , 412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology , Lund University , P.O. Box 124, 221 00 Lund , Sweden
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- Department of Food Science and Technology , BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences , Vienna, Muthgasse 18 , 1190 Vienna , Austria
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Gothenburg , Kemigården 4 , 412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden.,Division of Biological Physics, Department of Physics , Chalmers University of Technology , Kemigården 1 , 412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden
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Scheiblbrandner S, Ludwig R. Cellobiose dehydrogenase: Bioelectrochemical insights and applications. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 131:107345. [PMID: 31494387 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.107345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) is a flavocytochrome with a history of bioelectrochemical research dating back to 1992. During the years, it has been shown to be capable of mediated electron transfer (MET) and direct electron transfer (DET) to a variety of electrodes. This versatility of CDH originates from the separation of the catalytic flavodehydrogenase domain and the electron transferring cytochrome domain. This uncoupling of the catalytic reaction from the electron transfer process allows the application of CDH on many different electrode materials and surfaces, where it shows robust DET. Recent X-ray diffraction and small angle scattering studies provided insights into the structure of CDH and its domain mobility, which can change between a closed-state and an open-state conformation. This structural information verifies the electron transfer mechanism of CDH that was initially established by bioelectrochemical methods. A combination of DET and MET experiments has been used to investigate the catalytic mechanism and the electron transfer process of CDH and to deduce a protein structure comprising of mobile domains. Even more, electrochemical methods have been used to study the redox potentials of the FAD and the haem b cofactors of CDH or the electron transfer rates. These electrochemical experiments, their results and the application of the characterised CDHs in biosensors, biofuel cells and biosupercapacitors are combined with biochemical and structural data to provide a thorough overview on CDH as versatile bioelectrocatalyst.
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- Stefan Scheiblbrandner
- Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
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- Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
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Besharati M, Hamedi J, Hosseinkhani S, Saber R. A novel electrochemical biosensor based on TetX2 monooxygenase immobilized on a nano-porous glassy carbon electrode for tetracycline residue detection. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 128:66-73. [PMID: 30928867 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Different carbon-based nanostructures were used to investigate direct electron transfer (DET) of TetX2 monooxygenase (TetX2), and an enzyme-based biosensor for sensitive determination of tetracycline (TC) also fabricated. A polyethyleneimine (PEI) with positive charge groups was used for immobilization of TetX2 on modified glassy carbon electrodes. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was employed to study the electrochemical characteristics of the immobilized enzyme and the performance of the proposed biosensor. Amongst multiple carbon-modified electrodes, nano-porous glassy carbon electrode (NPGCE) was selected because of its amplified signal response for flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and superior electrocatalytic behavior toward oxygen reduction. The cyclic voltammogram of PEI/TetX2/NPGCE showed two couple of well-defined and quasi-reversible redox peaks of FAD, consistent with the realization of DET. The prepared electrode was then successfully introduced as a biosensing interface based on the oxygen reduction peak current, resulting in a linear range response from 0.5 to 5 μM with a good detection limit of 18 nM. The as-fabricated electrode demonstrates a fast response and excellent stability for the detection of TC. The results indicate that this simple, rapid, eco-friendly and economic strategy of PEI/TetX2/NPGCE preparation has potential for the fabrication of an enzyme-based biosensor for the practical detection of TC in food products.
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- Maryam Besharati
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455 Tehran, Iran; Microbial Technology and Products Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455 Tehran, Iran; Microbial Technology and Products Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Research Center of Medical Science, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ma S, Ludwig R. Direct Electron Transfer of Enzymes Facilitated by Cytochromes. ChemElectroChem 2019; 6:958-975. [PMID: 31008015 PMCID: PMC6472588 DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The direct electron transfer (DET) of enzymes has been utilized to develop biosensors and enzymatic biofuel cells on micro- and nanostructured electrodes. Whereas some enzymes exhibit direct electron transfer between their active-site cofactor and an electrode, other oxidoreductases depend on acquired cytochrome domains or cytochrome subunits as built-in redox mediators. The physiological function of these cytochromes is to transfer electrons between the active-site cofactor and a redox partner protein. The exchange of the natural electron acceptor/donor by an electrode has been demonstrated for several cytochrome carrying oxidoreductases. These multi-cofactor enzymes have been applied in third generation biosensors to detect glucose, lactate, and other analytes. This review investigates and classifies oxidoreductases with a cytochrome domain, enzyme complexes with a cytochrome subunit, and covers designed cytochrome fusion enzymes. The structurally and electrochemically best characterized proponents from each enzyme class carrying a cytochrome, that is, flavoenzymes, quinoenzymes, molybdenum-cofactor enzymes, iron-sulfur cluster enzymes, and multi-haem enzymes, are featured, and their biochemical, kinetic, and electrochemical properties are compared. The cytochromes molecular and functional properties as well as their contribution to the interdomain electron transfer (IET, between active-site and cytochrome) and DET (between cytochrome and electrode) with regard to the achieved current density is discussed. Protein design strategies for cytochrome-fused enzymes are reviewed and the limiting factors as well as strategies to overcome them are outlined.
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- Su Ma
- Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory Department of Food Science and TechnologyBOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 181190ViennaAustria
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- Biocatalysis and Biosensing Laboratory Department of Food Science and TechnologyBOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 181190ViennaAustria
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Grippo V, Ma S, Ludwig R, Gorton L, Bilewicz R. Cellobiose dehydrogenase hosted in lipidic cubic phase to improve catalytic activity and stability. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 125:134-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Meneghello M, Al-Lolage FA, Ma S, Ludwig R, Bartlett PN. Studying direct electron transfer by site-directed immobilization of cellobiose dehydrogenase. ChemElectroChem 2019; 6:700-713. [PMID: 31700765 PMCID: PMC6837870 DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Covalent coupling between a surface exposed cysteine residue and maleimide groups was used to immobilize variants of Myriococcum thermophilum cellobiose dehydrogenase (MtCDH) at multiwall carbon nanotube electrodes. By introducing individual cysteine residues at particular places on the surface of the flavodehydrogenase domain of the flavocytochrome we are able to immobilize the different variants in different orientations. Our results show that direct electron transfer (DET) occurs exclusively through the haem b cofactor and that the redox potential of the haem is unaffected by the orientation of the enzyme. Electron transfer between the haem and the electrode is fast in all cases and at high glucose concentrations the catalytic currents are limited by the rate of inter-domain electron transfer (IET) between the FAD and the haem. Using ferrocene carboxylic acid as a mediator we find that the total amount of immobilized enzyme is 4 to 5 times greater than the amount of enzyme that participates in DET. The role of IET in the overall DET catalysed oxidation was also demonstrated by the effects of changing Ca2+ concentration and by proteolytic cleavage of the cytochrome domain on the DET and MET currents.
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- Marta Meneghello
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU − University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, Vienna A-1190, Austria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, BOKU − University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, Vienna A-1190, Austria
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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Fungi are among the microorganisms able to generate electricity as a result of their metabolic processes. Throughout the last several years, a large number of papers on various microorganisms for current production in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been published; however, fungi still lack sufficient evaluation in this regard. In this review, we focus on fungi, paying special attention to their potential applicability to MFCs. Fungi used as anodic or cathodic catalysts, in different reactor configurations, with or without the addition of an exogenous mediator, are described. Contrary to bacteria, in which the mechanism of electron transfer is pretty well known, the mechanism of electron transfer in fungi-based MFCs has not been studied intensively. Thus, here we describe the main findings, which can be used as the starting point for future investigations. We show that fungi have the potential to act as electrogens or cathode catalysts, but MFCs based on bacteria–fungus interactions are especially interesting. The review presents the current state-of-the-art in the field of MFC systems exploiting fungi.
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Fusco G, Göbel G, Zanoni R, Bracciale MP, Favero G, Mazzei F, Lisdat F. Aqueous polythiophene electrosynthesis: A new route to an efficient electrode coupling of PQQ-dependent glucose dehydrogenase for sensing and bioenergetic applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 112:8-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Bollella P, Mazzei F, Favero G, Fusco G, Ludwig R, Gorton L, Antiochia R. Improved DET communication between cellobiose dehydrogenase and a gold electrode modified with a rigid self-assembled monolayer and green metal nanoparticles: The role of an ordered nanostructuration. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 88:196-203. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Muguruma H, Iwasa H, Hidaka H, Hiratsuka A, Uzawa H. Mediatorless Direct Electron Transfer between Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide-Dependent Glucose Dehydrogenase and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Hitoshi Muguruma
- Graduate
School of Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan
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- Nanomaterials
Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 5-41, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan
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- Nanomaterials
Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 5-41, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Nanomaterials
Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 5-41, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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Gal I, Schlesinger O, Amir L, Alfonta L. Yeast surface display of dehydrogenases in microbial fuel-cells. Bioelectrochemistry 2016; 112:53-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 07/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Fort CI, Ortiz R, Cotet LC, Danciu V, Popescu IC, Gorton L. Carbon Aerogel as Electrode Material for Improved Direct Electron Transfer in Biosensors Incorporating Cellobiose Dehydrogenase. ELECTROANAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201600219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Carmen Ioana Fort
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Electrochemical Research and Nonconventional Materials; University Babes-Bolyai; Arany Janos 11 RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca Romania
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry/Biochemistry and Structural Biology; Lund University; P.O. Box 124 221 00 Lund Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Electrochemical Research and Nonconventional Materials; University Babes-Bolyai; Arany Janos 11 RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca Romania
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Electrochemical Research and Nonconventional Materials; University Babes-Bolyai; Arany Janos 11 RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca Romania
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Electrochemical Research and Nonconventional Materials; University Babes-Bolyai; Arany Janos 11 RO-400028 Cluj-Napoca Romania
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry/Biochemistry and Structural Biology; Lund University; P.O. Box 124 221 00 Lund Sweden
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A novel bio-electronic tongue using different cellobiose dehydrogenases to resolve mixtures of various sugars and interfering analytes. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 79:515-21. [PMID: 26748369 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
A novel application of cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) as sensing element for a Bioelectronic Tongue (BioET) system has been tested. In this work CDHs from various fungi, which exhibit different substrate specificities, were used to discriminate between lactose and glucose in presence of the interfering matrix compound Ca(2+) in various mixtures. This work exploits the advantage of an electronic tongue system with practically zero pre-treatment of samples and operation at low voltages in a direct electron transfer mode. The Artificial Neural Network (ANN) used in the BioET system to interpret the voltammetric data was able to provide a correct prediction of the concentrations of the analytes considered. Correlation coefficients in the comparison of obtained vs. expected concentrations were highly significant, especially for lactose (R(2)=0.975) and Ca(2+) (R(2)=0.945). This BioET application has a high potential especially for the food and dairy industry and also, if further miniaturised in screen printed format, for its in-situ use.
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