Scientific integration of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland area in the field of monitoring and detoxification of harmful substances in environment. Electrochemical biosensors on arginine assay Nataliya Stasyuk Department of Analytical Biotechnology, ICB, NAS of Ukraine What is biosensor? Definition of a biosensor • A biosensor: • A device that uses specific biochemical reactions mediated by isolated enzymes, immunosystems, tissues, organelles or whole cells to detect chemical compounds usually by electrical, thermal or optical signals. Source: • PAC, 1992, 64, 148 (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology.) BIOSENSORS Bioanalytical devices which are hybrids of bioelement (biorecognition unit) and physicochemical transducer (signal converting unit). 4 Biocatalytic sensor (enzyme- or cells-based) The biocatalyst (a) converts the substrate to product. This reaction is determined by the transducer (b) which converts it to an electrical signal. The output from the transducer is amplified (c), processed (d) and displayed (e). 5 Enzymes as sensors’ biorecognition elements ADVANTAGES: · · High selectivity Fast response ENZYMES • Recombinant human arginase I (liver isoform) • Recombinant bacterial arginine deiminase 7 Arginase in urea cycle Arginase Urease 2NH3 + CO2 8 Comparison of different types of developed biosensors on L-Arg. Mode of signal registration Biocomponent LOD, mM Linear range, mM Response time (95%), min Stability , days Reference Potentiometric, ASE* Bacterial cells 0.05 – 1.0 Rechnitz et.al., 1977 Potentiometric, NH3 gas sensor Bacterial cells 0.008 – 1.0 Grobler et. al., 1982 Potentiometric, NH3 gas sensor U/A** Potentiometric U/A Potentiometric, ASE U/A Potentiometric U/A Potentiometric ISE U/A Nikolelis and Hadjiioannou, 1983 5.0 0.1-1.0 0.01 U/A Potentiometric, pH Potentiometric, ISE 0.03-3.0 0.1-30 Ivnitski and Rishpon, 1993 1.5 - 4.0 21 0.01-1.0 U/A Koncki et al., 1996 Komaba et al., 1998 0.025-0.31 10.0 Karacaoglu et.al, 2003 0.03-0.05 5.0-7.0 10-6-103 0.7-5.0 60 Kaur, http:// hdl.handle.net Lvova et al., 2003 Potentiometric, ISE U/A 0.1 0.12 - 40 1.5 – 5.0 15 Stasyuk et al., 2011 Conductometric U/A 0.0005 0.01-4.0 2.0 45 Saiapina et al., 2012 Amperometric U/A 0.038 0.07-0.6 0.17 3 Our work Sensors and Actuators B 52 (1998) 78–83 Biological determination of Ag(I) ion and arginine by using the composite film of electroinactive polypyrrole and polyion complex Schematic illustrations of bienzyme system for the detection of arginine. Biosensors and bioelectronics 43 (1996) 667-674 Enzymatic analysis of arginine with the SAW/conductance sensor system Dezhong Liu, Aifeng Yin, Kai Ge, Kang Chen, Lihua Nie and Shouzhuo Yao A specific and simple method for the determination of arginine was developed by using a new type sensor, a surface acoustic wave (SAW)/conductance sensor system. The assay was based on two coupling reactions involving arginase (E.C. 3.5.3.1) and urease (E.C. 3.5.1.5) with measurement of frequency shift that resulted from the changes of conducting ions produced in the reactions. Enzyme-based semi-quantitative analysis by PHENOL RED: Predicted advantages of nanoparticles • Possibility to create a higher concentration of biorecognition element on nanoparticles surface • Stabilization of the enzymes • Ability for autoassembly • Improving catalytic activity • Ability for direct electron transfer from the protein to the electrode surface (nanobiosensors of the 3rd generation) 13 Direction of practical application of nanobioparticles • Directed drug delivery • Separation of biomolecules and cells • Development of nanomechanical systems/machines • Analytical biotechnologies (including Nanobiosensorics) 14 Potentiometric biosensor in a two-electrode configuration Working – ASE electrode Reference electrode Ag/AgCl/3 M KCl Measuring cell 50 mM Hepes buffer, pH 7.5 2 NH4+ Urea Arginine Urease Arginase I CO2 Ornithine The scheme of biosensor membrane Ammonium selective electrode A NEW BI-ENZYME POTENTIOMETRIC SENSOR FOR ARGININE ANALYSIS BASED ON RECOMBINANT HUMAN ARGINASE I AND COMMERCIAL UREASE B A C Fig. Characterization of obtained AuNPs: SEM micrographs – before (A) and after arginase I immobilization (B); C - X-ray microanalysis. General scheme of enzymes immobilization on gold surface Au + HS-(CH2)15-COOH → Au...S-(CH2)15-COOH + Activation ↓ PFP + Basic catalyst DIPEA: (iPr)2NEt CDI Blocking of un-reacted carboxylic groups with ↓ AEE (aminoethoxyethanol) Au...S-(CH2)15-C(O)≈OR Au-structures have been functionalized by their pretreatment using 16-mercaptohexa-decanoic acid followed by its activation using carbodiimide-pentaphenol-ester method and blocking non18 reacted activated sites by aminoethoxyetanol. Functionalized Au-Electrode The response of the bare ASE to ammonium ions. 200 180 160 E, mV 140 120 Y=A+B*X A 139.8 B 45.2 100 80 60 R SD N P --------------------------------------------0.99679 3.94538 6 <0.0001 --------------------------------------------- 40 20 0 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 + lg [mM NH4 ] 0.5 1.0 Calibration curves for L-Arg determination with Arginase-based bienzyme biosensor Hyperbl Equation y = P1*x/(P2 + x) Reduced Chi-Sqr 5.74698 Adj. R-Square 0.99395 90 Value y = P1*x/(P2 + x) Reduced Chi-Sqr 23.86637 0.96926 B P1 92.25827 1.95322 B P2 4.70971 0.38197 Value 80 Standard Error ?$OP:F=1 Imax ?$OP:F=1 Km 220 Equation y = a + b*x Weight No Weighting Residual Sum of Squares Е, mV 200 2.78209 1.12709 0.19069 40 60 268.8963 Pearson's r 0.98538 Adj. R-Square 0.96774 Value ?$OP:A=1 Intercept ?$OP:A=1 Slope Standard Error 147.52336 2.1491 34.72863 2.00164 180 160 180 50 170 160 40 -1.0 0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0 10 20 30 L-Arg, mM 40 68.7774 0.99499 Pearson's r 0.98889 Value ?$OP:A=1 Intercept ?$OP:A=1 Slope Standard Error 135.45147 0.8667 26.22984 0.87854 140 130 110 100 -1.5 10 lg [Arginine, mM] No Weighting Residual Sum of Squares 120 20 120 y = a + b*x Weight 150 140 20 Equation Adj. R-Square 30 A Standard Error 74.72172 70 60 E, mV Hyperbl Equation Е, mV 80 Model Adj. R-Square E, mV 100 Model -1.0 (B) -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 lg [Arginine, mM] 0 50 0 B 10 20 30 40 L-Arg, mM The potentiometric response of bi-enzymatic electrode, based on urease and different arginase forms integrated in 2 % calcium alginate gel to the L-arginine logarithm concentration: A – free arginase, E (51.1 U·mL-1) and B – enzyme, immobilized on NPs, ENPs (35.5 U·mL-1). LOD: 10-4 M 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 Е, (mV) ratio, (%) Amino acids L-A rgi nin Ca e na va nin D,L e -Va L-C line ys te Cit ine ru L-O lline rni thi D, L-L ne ys L-I in so leu e c L-P ine rol i L-L ne L-G ysin e lu L-T tam ine ryp top ha Gl uta n ma te E, mV and % ratio The selectivity of Arginase-based biosensor Response of biosensor to different amino acids in concentration 10 mM: black columns – E, mV; grey – ratio, % to L-arginine signal. Relative response, % Storage stability of bi-enzyme biosensor 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Time, days Storage stability of two types of bi-enzymic ASE electrodes based on E (black line) and ENPs (grey line). Biosensor analysis of L-Arg in Real sample – Tivortin From instruction, mM 199,3 210 Biosensor, mM 200 ±0,01 A 127,14286 0,75142 B 45,91837 0,58913 Tivortin ------------------------------------------------------------ 200 R 190 SD N P E, mV -----------------------------------------------------------0,99992 180 0,20203 3 170 0,00817 n=40 160 150 A 119,4316 1,36584 B 42,34309 1,18029 ------------------------------------------------------------ 140 n=80 R 130 SD N P -----------------------------------------------------------0,99922 0,70943 4 120 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0 1,2 lg [mM, arginine] 1,4 1,6 7,76081E-4 Biosensor analysis of L-Arg in Real sample – Cytrarginine From instruction, mM 475 Cytrarginine A 147,85714 6,01133 B 32,65306 4,71306 ------------------------------------------------------------ 200 R SD N P -----------------------------------------------------------0,98974 1,61624 3 0,09126 190 E, mV Biosensor, mM 477 ±0,01 180 n=100 170 160 A 149,20658 2,03504 B 24,08398 1,76306 ------------------------------------------------------------ n=200 R SD N P -----------------------------------------------------------0,99468 1,08493 4 0,00532 150 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0 1,2 lg [mM, arginine] 1,4 1,6 Biosensor analysis of L-Arg in Real sample – Aminoplazmal 10% E From instruction, mM 8 Biosensor, mM 8.5±0,02 Aminoplazmal 10% E 220 A 134 0 B 50 0 ------------------------------------------------------------ 210 E, mV R SD N P ------------------------------------------------------------ 200 1 0 190 3 <0.0001 n=1 A 130,00249 3,21451 B 50,55705 2,77782 ------------------------------------------------------------ 180 R N 0,99699 1,66964 160 0,6 P ------------------------------------------------------------ n=2 170 SD 0,8 1,0 1,2 1,4 lg [mM, arginine] 1,6 4 0,00301 Conclusions • To improve the enzyme stability, the purified arginase and nanosized carriers, namely, gold and silver nanoparticles were synthesized; • Sensitive potentiometric bi-enzyme biosensor based on recombinant arginase I and commercial urease immobilized on the surface of ammonium-selective electrode was constructed and some characteristics of the bioelectrode were estimated. • The created laboratory prototype of arginine-selective biosensor exhibits a good response performance to LArg with the linear range from 0.5 to 40 mM. • The bi-enzyme electrode is characterized by a high storage stability and selectivity for arginine assay in real samples. Amperometric sensor versus potentiometric one • Potentiometric detection of Arg based on NH4+-electrode is not sensitive (0.1-1.0 mM), while normal content of Arg in blood is less than 0.1 mM (Stasyuk et al. // J. of Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2011, (1), p. 819-827); • Amperometric transduction of the signal is usually much more sensitive. 27 Amperometry in a three-electrode configuration Counter electrode Working electrode Measuring cell Reference electrode Ag/AgCl/3 M KCl or SC electrode 100 mM phospate buffer, pH 7.5 Principal scheme of L-Arg detection by bi-enzyme/PANi-Nafion/Pt-electrode Pt PANi+RSO3Nafion - PANi Urea + 2Н2О + Н+ L-arginine + Н2О 2NH4++ HCO3- Arginase PANi0RSO3Urea + L-ornithine PANi+ and PANiº – an oxidized and reduced forms of PANi, respectively; RSO3- - a skeleton of Nafion with the sulfonate groups. Formation of PANi-Nafion film on 3 mm Pt electrode 0.15 (A) I, A 0.10 0.05 0.00 -0.05 -0.10 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 E, V Cyclic voltammograms at 22 °C, scan rate of 50 mV∙s-1 vs Ag/AgCl (3M KCl) as reference electrode, in electrolyte solution (0.2 M aniline in 0.5 M H2SO4 ) 30 Structural characteristics of PANi film Atomic Force Microscopy micrograph of the PANi film formed on Pt electrode by 11 cycles of electrodeposition. PANi A The Gaussian distribution curve of the PANi film thickness resulting from the AFM. PANi B Pt Pt SEM images of PANi films on the surface of Pt electrode: freshly prepared film (A); after 3 days of storage (B). 31 Optimization of working parameters for PANi-Nafion modified Pt electrode I, A 10 1 2 3 5 0 -5 -10 -15 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 E, V Cyclic voltamperometric current responses of PANi-Nafion/Pt electrode in PB as a control (1, black), on 0.5 mM NH4CI in PB (2, red) and on 3.5 mM NH4CI in PB (3, blue). Characterization of PANi-Nafion-modified Pt-electrodes 0.5 5 0.0 4 -0.5 0.01 mM 0.03 mM 1 (A) 0.15 mM 0.00 0.07 mM -1.0 0.07 mM 0.25 I, A Current (A) A 0.3 mM -0.25 -0.50 0.6 mM -0.75 3 -1.5 1.2 mM -1.00 0.14 mM -1.25 -2.0 -2.5 + 0.3 mM NH4 -3.0 2.4 mM 0.5 A -1.50 -1.75 3.2 mM -2.00 2 -2.25 -3.5 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 -2.50 Time (s) Chronamperometric response of PANiNafion-modified electrode (1-3) and control (PANi-modified) electrode (4) upon subsequent additions of NH4CI under different potentials: -100 mV (1); - 200 mV (2, 4); – 300 mV (3). 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 Time,s Chronamperometric current responses (inserted) upon subsequent additions of NH4CI 2800 Characteristics of PANi-Nafion/Pt electrodes (d=3.0 mm) vs the Ag/AgCl electrode at - 200 mV, 22 °C, in 30 mM PB, pH 7.5. Calibration curve for amperometric response of the urease-PANiNafion/Pt electrode (b) on ammonia ions and urea, respectively. Insets: chronamperometric current responses upon subsequent additions of NH4CI (a) and urea (b). Linearity: 0.03 – 0.3 mM urea. Chronamperometric current response to L-Arg (A) and calibration curve for amperometric response of the bienzyme electrode (B) 0.5 0.4 0.3 (A) 0.05 mM 0.12 mM 0.2 mM 0.25 mM 0.3 mM -800 I, nA I, A 0.6 -600 0.5 mM 0.2 0.1 (B) Imax= 1280.78 ± 164.32 нА KM = 1.28 ± 0.29 мМ -500 0.7 mM 0.1 A 0.0 -700 Model Hyperbol R^2 = 0.977 -400 1.2 mM -0.1 1.8 mM -0.2 -300 -200 -0.3 -100 -0.4 0 -0.5 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Time, s 1200 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 [L-Arginine], mM Sensitivity: 110 ± 1.3 nA∙mM-1∙mm-2, LOD: 3.8 ∙10-5 M 2.0 Characteristics of the developed L-Arg biosensor Relative current responce / % 120 a 100 80 60 40 20 0 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 pH Effect of pH influence Response to 0.25 mM analyte. The tested solutions contained 0.25 mM amino acids in 30 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.5 100 c Relative responce / % 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 Time / hours 50 60 70 80 Storage stability tested with 25 mM L-Arg in PB during 3 days. Bioelectrode was kept in freezer at 4 °C in PB, supplemented with 10 mM CaCl2 Comparison of different methods for L-Arg assay in real pharmaceuticals І, А -0.15 -0.30 1) Citrarginine n 6000; А =0.027 A В =0.341 A/mМ R =0.991 Ccalcul. 475.1 mМ -0.10 2 -0.05 0.00 -0.35 1 -0.25 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 Declared by producer -0.40 1) "Aminoplazmal' 10 % Е" n 50; А =0.051 A В =0.329 A/mМ R =0.991 Ccalcul 7.7 mМ -0.15 2 -0.10 -0.1 1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 2) "Tivortin" n 625; А =0.146 A В =0.458A/mМ R =-0.992 Ccalcul.= 199.3 mМ A -0.35 -0.30 -0.25 1) "Tivortin" n 333.3; А =0.229 A В =0.379 A/mМ R =0.988 Ccalcul. 201.4 mМ 2 -0.20 1 -0.15 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 [L-arginine], mМ [L-arginine], mМ [L-arginine], mМ Sample -0.45 -0.20 -0.05 0.05 -0.1 C 2) "Aminoplazmal' 10 % Е" n 33.3; А =0.086 A В =0.363 A/mМ R =0.979 Ccalcul 7.9 mМ I, A -0.20 B I, A -0.25 2) "Citrarginine" n 3000; А =0.042 A В =0.257A/mМ R =0.989 Ccalcul. 484.6 mМ Concentration of L-Arg, mM Amperometric biosensor Potentiometric biosensor Determined CV*, % Dif.**, % Determined CV, % Dif., % “Тivortin” 199.3 200.3 ± 2.5 0.8 + 0.5 200.7 ± 4.5 2.1 + 0.7 “Citrarginine” “Аminoplazm al 10% Е” 475.0 479.9 ± 4.7 1.4 + 1.0 447.2 ± 3.3 7.9 - 5.9 8.0 7.8 ± 0.3 2.2 - 2.5 8.5 ± 2.5 1.3 + 6.3 Conclusions 2 1. An amperometric urease-arginase-biosensor on L-arginine has been developed and optimized for the first time. 2. The constructed biosensor is characterized by a low applied potential (−200 mV), fast response to the analyte (10 s), broad linear dynamic range (0.05 to 0.6 mM), high selectivity and sensitivity (110 ± 1.3 nA∙mM-1∙mm-2) and a low limit of detection (3.8·10-5 M). 3. The proposed biosensor was successfully tested for L-Arg assay in some commercial pharmaceuticals using the multiple standard addition method. 38 L-arginine-selective microbial amperometric sensor based on recombinant yeast cells overproducing human liver arginase I Pt PANi+ RSO3 - + NH4+ Nafion - PANi PANi0 RSO3- NH4+ 2NH4++ +HCO3- Urea + 2Н2О + Н+ L-arginine + H2O Arginase in the cell Urea + L-rnithine Chronoamperometric current responses on L-Arg 0.15 mM 0,00 0.3 mM 0,02 1 0.6 mM I (A) 0,04 1.2 mM 2.9 mM 0,06 3.4 mM 0,08 2 0,10 0,12 0,14 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 Time (s) 1100 1150 1200 Chronoamperometric current responses upon subsequent additions of L-Arg aliquots of the developed cell-PANi–Nafion/Pt electrodes for native (1) and permeabilized (2) cells. Conditions: - 200 mV vs Ag/AgCl electrode in 30 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.5 at 22 °C. Calibration curves for amperometric response on L -Arg of the developed p-cell-PANi–Nafion/Pt electrode (A, B). 120 A 60 100 50 40 60 І, nА I (nА) 80 B Y=A+B*X A = 3.02 ± 0.3 nA B = 98.5 ± 8.4 nA/mM R = 0.993 Chi^2/DoF = 609.01 R^2 = 0.995 Imax = 111 ± 3.2 nA 40 20 20 Kapp M = 0.500 ± 0.050 mM 0 30 10 0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 L-Arg (mM) 3.0 3.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 L-Arg, mM 0.5 Conditions: - 200 mV vs Ag/AgCl electrode in 30 mM Phosphate buffer, pH 7.5 at 22 °C . 0.6 Characteristics of the p-cells-based sensor 100 A Relative response (%) Relative response (%) 100 80 60 40 20 B 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 e g Ar anin v na Ca s Ly r Se o Pr s Cy l e Va llin u tr Ci r n Th Or Ile 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 Time (hours) 60 70 80 A – selectivity; response to the tested solutions containing 0.15 mM corresponding L-amino acid in 30 mM Phosphate buffer (PB), pH 7.5; B – storage stability at the +4°С in 30 mM PB, pH 7.5; response to 0.15 mM Arg. Concentration of L-Arg (CArg) in food samples determined by different analytical methods, mM Method Biosensor [this paper] Arginase-based enzymatic fluorimetric (E-Fl) spectrophotometric (E-Sp) Referent chemical (R-Ch) CArg CV* ,% CArg CV, % CArg CV, % CArg Wine “Chardonnay” (dry, white). 0.98 ± 0.11 11.2 1.05 ± 0.04 3.75 0.958 ± 0.05 4.80 0.966 ± 0.06 6.43 Wine “Moution Cadet” (dry,white). 1.96 ± 0.05 0.51 1.97 ± 0.01 1.01 1.96 ± 0.05 2.01 1.95 ± 0.04 1.54 Wine “Massandra” (sweet, red) 2.46 ± 0.06 1.22 2.55 ± 0.04 1.20 2.36± 0.06 1.70 ND** - Juice “Sadochok” ND - 2.055 ± 0.041 2.43 1.99± 0.03 2.01 2.21 ± 0.08 2.26 CV, % 1 2,8 Reference methods, mM 2,6 2,4 2,2 2,0 1,8 1,6 Massandra 3 1 - E-Fl A = 0.042 ± 0.04 B = 0.980 ± 0.03 R = 0.996 2 Moution Cadet 2 - E-Sp A = 0.030 ± 0.001 B = 0.97 ± 0.05 R = 0.998 1,4 3 - R-Ch A = 0.018 ± 0.001 B = 1.00 ± 0.02 R= 1 1,2 Chardonnay 1,0 0,8 0,8 1,0 1,2 1,4 1,6 1,8 2,0 Microbial biosensor, mM 2,2 2,4 2,6 Correlations between the results of L-Arg estimation in wines by different methods: 1 –enzymatic-fluorometric (E-Fl), 2 –enzymatic-spectrophotometric (ESp), and 3 – reference chemical (R-Ch,) relatively to the proposed cell-based biosensor’s data. Some statistical data are presented on the graphs: parameters of linear regression A and B (coefficients of the equation Y=A+BX), R - linear regression coefficient. L-arginine selective biosensor based on the arginine deiminase (ADI) Pt PANi+ RSO3 - + NH4+ Nafione - PANi PANi0 RSO3- NH4+ L-arginine + H 2O ADI NH4+ + L-citrulline -2,5 Results of Y. BORETSKY -2,0 -1,5 I, mkA Argininedeiminase M. hominis from the recombinant yeast strain E. coli. -1,0 -0,5 0,0 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 Time, s -2,5 -2,0 I, mkA -1,5 -1,0 Chi^2/DoF = 0.0317 R^2 = 0.952 Imax = -2.74 ±0.295 mkA Km = 5.77 ±1.69 mkA/mM -0,5 Electrophoregram of purified preparate of ADI: 1. total protein of inductive cells 2. Fraction of “inclusion bodies” 3. Peak of elution from the QAE-Sepharose 4. Peak elution from the Phenyl-Sepharose. 5. Markers of molecular weight. 0,0 0,0 2,5 5,0 7,5 10,0 12,5 15,0 17,5 20,0 22,5 [Arginine], mM Chronoamperometric response and calibration graph on L-Arg Electrochemical characteristics of PANi-Nafion/Pt electrode Results of Y. KORPAN 300 60 1st cycle 2nd - 6th cycles 7th cycle 200 D 40 C 100 A 20 B Current, A I, A 0 -100 E -200 -300 0 -20 20 mM PB, pH 7.4 + 0,2 mM NH4Cl B' A' + 0,4 mM NH4Cl -40 -400 + 2,4 mM NH4Cl C' -500 -0,6 -60 -0,4 -0,2 0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0 1,2 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Potential, V V Formation of PANi-Nafion film on 3 mm Pt electrode Cyclic voltammometric current responses of PANi-Nafion/Pt electrode in PB on NH4CI 3,0 2,5 I, A 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,0 0 100 200 300 400 500 NH4Cl, M Chronamperometric current responses (inserted) upon subsequent additions of NH4CI Characteristics of amperometric biosensor based on ADI Results of Y. KORPAN 3,0 2,5 I, A 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,0 0 100 200 300 400 500 L-Arg, M Calibration graph and chronoamperometric current response onto subsequent addition of L-Arg at potential – 350 mV, 22 °C, 20 мМ PB, рН 7,4. Linearity of amperometric current response in the range from 0,07 – 0,6 mM L-Arg (R=0,999) CONTRIBUTORS Institute of Cell biology, NAS of Ukraine, Lviv (Ukraine): Prof. A. SIBIRNY Prof. M. GONCHAR Dr. Sci. Y. BORETSKY PhD. G. GAYDA PhD. O. SMUTOK PhD. L. FAYURA R. SERKIZ Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine, Kiev (Ukraine): PhD. Y. KORPAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • This work was financially supported by Scientific integration of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland area in the field of monitoring and detoxification of harmful substances in environment (cross-border project PLBY-UA 2007-2013, cofinanced by the European Union), NAS of Ukraine (Project 13/2014, program “Sensors for Medical, Environmental, Industrial, and Technological Needs”), by NATO (Project CBP. NUKR.SFP 984173), by Individual grants for young scientists of FEMS (Stasyuk-2013) and OPTEC company (Stasyuk-2014). Thank you for your attention!