Carbon nanodots modified-electrode for peroxide-free cholesterol biosensing and biofuel cell design

[EN] The determination of cholesterol is greatly important because high concentrations of this biomarker are associated to heart disease. Moreover, cholesterol can be used as a fuel in enzymatic fuel cells operating under physiological conditions. Here, we present a cholesterol biosensor and a perox...

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Autores: Barrio, Melisa del, Martínez-Periñán, Emiliano, Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Cristina, Mateo-Martí, Eva, Pita, Marcos, López de Lacey, Antonio, Pariente, Félix, Lorenzo, Encarnación
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/343993
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/343993
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carbon nanodots
Dehydrogenase
Cholesterol
Biosensor
Biofuel cell
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Sumario:[EN] The determination of cholesterol is greatly important because high concentrations of this biomarker are associated to heart disease. Moreover, cholesterol can be used as a fuel in enzymatic fuel cells operating under physiological conditions. Here, we present a cholesterol biosensor and a peroxide-free biofuel cell based on the electrocatalytic oxidation of the NADH generated during the enzymatic reaction of cholesterol dehydrogenase (ChDH) as an alternative to the HO biosensing strategies used with cholesterol oxidase-bioelectrodes. Azure A functionalized-carbon nanodots were used as NADH oxidation electrocatalysts and for ChDH covalent immobilization. The biosensor responded linearly to cholesterol concentrations up to 1.7 mM with good sensitivity (4.50 mA cm M) and at a low potential. The ChDH bioelectrode was combined with an O-reducing bilirubin oxidase cathode to produce electrical energy using cholesterol as fuel and O as oxidant. Furthermore, the resulting enzymatic fuel cell was tested in human serum naturally containing free cholesterol.