Improved fiber-optic chemical sensor for penicillin.
Anal Chem
; 67(24): 4471-6, 1995 Dec 15.
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| ID: mdl-8633784
ABSTRACT
An optical penicillin biosensor is described, based on the enzyme penicillinase. The sensor is fabricated by selective photodeposition of analyte-sensitive polymer matrices on optical imaging fibers. The penicillin-sensitive matrices are fabricated by immobilizing the enzyme as micrometer-sized particles in a polymer hydrogel with a covalently bound pH indicator. An array of penicillin-sensitive and pH-sensitive matrices are fabricated on the same fiber. This array allows for the simultaneous, independent measurement of pH and penicillin. Independent measurement of the two analytes allows penicillin to be quantitated in the presence of a concurrent pH change. An analysis was conducted of enzyme kinetic parameters in order to model the penicillin response of the sensor at all pH values. This analysis accounts for the varying activity of the immobilized penicillinase at different pH values. The sensor detects penicillin in the range 0.25-10.0 mM in the pH range 6.2-7.5. The sensor was used to quantify penicillin concentration produced during a Penicillium chrysogenum fermentation.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Penicilinasa
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Penicilinas
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Enzimas Inmovilizadas
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anal Chem
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos