CHEMICAL PAPERS, cilt.70, sa.6, ss.695-705, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
This study reports the fabrication of an amperometric cholesterol biosensor based on cholesterol oxidase (ChOx), SnO(2)NPs and Nafion-modified carbon paste enzyme electrodes (CPE/SnO(2)NPs-ChOx/Naf). The electrochemical characterisations of BCPE and CPE/SnO(2)NPs were performed using CV and EIS. The determination of cholesterol was carried out by electrochemical oxidation of H2O2 at 0.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The CPE/SnO(2)NPs-ChOx/Naf presented a linear range from 0.20 mu mol L-1 to 4.95 mu mol L-1 with a low limit of detection (0.04 mu mol L-1). In addition, the optimal values for pH and temperature were found to be 7.5 and 35 degrees C, respectively. The CPE/SnO(2)NPs-ChOx/Naf was used for the determination of cholesterol in serum samples and good results were obtained. (C) 2016 Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences