Non-enzymatic lactose molecularly imprinted sensor based on disposable graphite paper electrode

Lactose (LAC) is a disaccharide - major sugar, present in milk and dairy products. LAC content is an important indicator of milk quality and abnormalities in food industries, as well as in human and animal health. The present study reports the development of an innovative imprinted voltammetric sens...

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Authors: da Silva, José Luiz [UNESP], Buffon, Edervaldo [UNESP], Beluomini, Maísa Azevedo [UNESP], Pradela-Filho, Lauro Antonio, Gouveia Araújo, Diele Aparecida, Santos, André Luiz, Takeuchi, Regina Massako, Stradiotto, Nelson Ramos [UNESP]
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/206891
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2020.11.030
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/206891
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Electropolymerization
Experimental design
Lactose sensing
Molecularly imprinted polymers
Non-enzymatic electroanalysis
Paper-based electrode
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Summary:Lactose (LAC) is a disaccharide - major sugar, present in milk and dairy products. LAC content is an important indicator of milk quality and abnormalities in food industries, as well as in human and animal health. The present study reports the development of an innovative imprinted voltammetric sensor for sensitive detection of LAC. The sensor was constructed using electropolymerized pyrrole (Py) molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) on graphite paper electrode (PE). The MIP film was constructed through the electrosynthesis of polypyrrole (PPy) in the presence of LAC (template molecule) on PE (PPy/PE). To optimize the detection conditions, several factors affecting the PPy/PE sensor performance were assessed by multivariate methods (Plackett–Burman design and central composite design). Under optimized conditions, the proposed analytical method was applied for LAC detection in whole and LAC-free milks, where it demonstrated high sensitivity and selectivity, with two dynamic linear ranges of concentration (1.0–10 nmol L−1 and 25–125 nmol L−1) and a detection limit of 0.88 nmol L−1. The MIP sensor showed selective molecular recognition for LAC in the presence of structurally related molecules. The proposed PPy/PE sensor exhibited good stability, as well as excellent reproducibility and repeatability. Based on the results obtained, the PPy/PE is found to be highly promising for sensitive detection of LAC.