Covalent Immobilization of Phenylalanine Dehydrogenase on GlutaraldehydeModified Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy) Thiophene: Poly(styrenesulfonate)/ Polyvinyl Alcohol Conducting Polymer Composite Films for Electrochemical Detection of L-phenylalanine

Abstract

A new strategy was developed to investigate conducting polymer poly(3,4- ethylenedioxy)thiophene:poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) properties and potential for enzymatic electrochemical detection of l-phenylalanine. PEDOT:PSS was blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and further treated with glutaraldehyde (GA) to produce new conducting polymer composite films of PEDOT:PSS/PVA-GA on indium(tin) oxide (ITO)- coated glass slides. Phenylalanine dehydrogenase (PheDH) was covalently immobilized on the glutaraldehyde modified conducting polymer composite films to produce PEDOT:PSS/PVA-GA-PheDH films. Using this strategy, PEDOT:PSS remained chemically unmodified and its electrical properties was maintained in a matrix containing glutaraldehyde modified polyvinyl alcohol. Electrochemical behavior of the conducting polymer composite films, before and after enzyme immobilization, was investigated using a