Electrochemistry of Metalloproteins Attached through Functional Self‐Assembled Monolayers on Gold and Ferromagnetic Electrodes

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN： 1439-7641|19|1|60-66

ISSN： 1439-4235

Source： CHEMPHYSCHEM, Vol.19, Iss.1, 2018-01, pp. : 60-66

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Abstract

AbstractWe report the experimental results of a study of the electron‐transfer processes of redox‐active metalloproteins bound to mixed self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) on magnetic (nickel or ultrathin gold‐coated nickel) or nonmagnetic (gold) electrodes. Metalloproteins, such as hemoglobin (Hb), Cytochrome C (Cyt C), and Cyt C oxidase, are attached through electrostatic interactions to the free carboxylate or imidazole groups present in the mixed SAMs. The formation of both mixed SAMs and SAM/metalloprotein heterostructures were confirmed by using advanced surface analysis techniques, such as polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy and aqueous contact angle measurements. Electrochemical measurements indicated a stronger electronic coupling between Hb and Cyt C oxidase and the mixed‐SAM‐coated gold or gold‐coated‐nickel electrodes, whereas a weaker coupling was found between the protein and the pure nickel electrode. Surface coverage and the electron‐transfer rate constant were estimated from the cyclic voltammetry data.