We report for the first time voltammetric/electrochemiluminescent sensors applied to predict genotoxicity of N-nitroso compounds bioactivated by human cytochrome P450 enzymes.

The electrochemical behavior of the cation exchange polymer Nation containing tetrathiafulvalenium (TTF +) on a platinum sub strate is described. The polymer electrode shows cyclic voltammetric behavior similar to that of solid films of TTF on platinum. In 1.0M KBr the oxidized form of the electroactive molecules in the polymer (TTF § forms nonstoichiometric complexes with Br-. The peak potenti...

Pollution due to pesticides is a daily and growing problem, closely related to the intensification of agricultural activities devoted to the satisfaction of human needs in terms of food. In fact, throughout the world, pesticides are intensively used as defoliants or against weed and pests in a large variety of crops (Castanho et al., 2003; De Souza & Machado, 2005a). Also known as persistent or...

The electronic conductivity of tri-n-octylphosphineoxide (TOPO)-protected CdSe quantum dots (QDs) was studied at the air-water interface using the Langmuir technique within the context of photochemical and photophysical excitation. It was found that, upon photoirradiation with photon energies higher than that of the absorption threshold, the voltammetric currents increased rather substantially ...

Square-wave voltammetry of surface redox reactions is considered as an adequate model for a protein-film voltammetric setup. Here we develop a theoretical approach to analyze the effects of temperature on square-wave voltammograms. The performed simulations address the surface redox reactions featuring slow, modest and fast electron transfer. The theoretical calculations show that the temperatu...

An array of electrochemical quartz crystal electrodes (EQCM) modified with nanostructured films based on phthalocyanines was developed and used to discriminate musts prepared from different varieties of grapes. Nanostructured films of iron, nickel and copper phthalocyanines were deposited on Pt/quartz crystals through the Layer by Layer technique by alternating layers of the corresponding phtha...

Development of sensitive and selective methods to detect proteins at trace levels is of great biological importance. Via derivatization with a bifunctional cross-linker 4-maleimidobutyric acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (GMBS) and an electrochemical marker 11-ferrocenyl-1-undecanethiol (Fc-SH), voltammetric determination of surface-confined proteins electrostatically adsorbed onto the polyelect...