Biosensor based on atemoya peroxidase immobilised on modified nanoclay for glyphosate biomonitoring

A biosensor based on atemoya peroxidase immobilised on modified nanoclay was developed for the determination of glyphosate by the enzyme inhibition method. The inhibitor effect of the biocide results in a decrease in the current response of the hydroquinone that was used as a phenolic substrate to obtain the base signal. The biosensor was constructed using graphite powder, multiwalled carbon nanotubes, peroxidase immobilised on nanoclay and mineral oil. Square-wave voltammetry was utilised for the optimisation and application of the biosensor, and several parameters were investigated to determine the optimum experimental conditions. The best performance was obtained using a 0.1 mol L-1 phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0), 1.9 x 10(-4) mol L-1 hydrogen peroxide, a frequency of 30 Hz, a pulse amplitude of 50 mV and a scan increment of 4 mV. The glyphosate concentration response was linear between 0.10 and 4.55 mg L-1 with a detection limit of 30 mu g L-1. The average recovery of glyphosate from spiked water samples ranged from 94.9 to 108.9%. The biosensor remained stable for a period of eight weeks. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.