Modulation of the Silica Sol-Gel Composition for the Promotion of Direct Electron Transfer to Encapsulated Cytochrome c
Modulation of the Silica Sol-Gel Composition for the Promotion of Direct Electron Transfer to Encapsulated Cytochrome c
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DOI:
10.1021/la5023517
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发表时间:
2014-09-02
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3.9
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Montilla, Francisco
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作者:
Gamero-Quijano, Alonso;Huerta, Francisco;Montilla, Francisco
The direct electron transfer between indium-tin oxide electrodes (ITO) and cytochrome c encapsulated in different sol-gel silica networks was studied. Cyt c@silica modified electrodes were synthesized by a two-step encapsulation method mixing a phosphate buffer solution with dissolved cytochrome c and a silica sol prepared by the alcohol-free sol-gel route. These modified electrodes were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis spectroscopy, and in situ UV-vis spectroelectrochemistry. The electrochemical response of encapsulated protein is influenced by the terminal groups of the silica pores. Cyt c does not present electrochemical response in conventional silica (hydroxyl terminated) or phenyl terminated silica. Direct electron transfer to encapsulated cytochrome c and ITO electrodes only takes place when the protein is encapsulated in methyl modified silica networks.