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Voltammetric Determination of DNA Damage Caused by Genotoxic 2-Aminofluorene at a Carbon Film Electrode
Faťarová, Mária ; Vyskočil, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Zima, Jiří (referee)
A large-surface carbon film electrode (ls-CFE) represents a suitable alternative to the commercially available disposable screen-printed carbon working electrodes. Its simple, fast and inexpensive preparation, simple mechanical renewal of the electrode surface (by wiping off the old film with filter paper and forming a new one), good repro- ducibility of measurements, elimination of problems connected with "electrode history" and simple chemical modification are its main advantages. In this Bachelor Thesis, the utilization of ls-CFE for the preparation of a simple elec- trochemical DNA biosensor for the detection of carcinogenic environmental pollutant, 2-aminofluorene (2-AF), is presented. The composition of carbon ink suspension was optimized and tested using a Fe(II)/Fe(III) redox system by cyclic voltammetry (CV). A large-surface solid electrode, covered by a carbon film of the optimum composition, was then used as a transducer for the preparation of double stranded DNA (dsDNA) based electrochemical DNA biosensor (dsDNA/ls-CFE). The electrochemical behavior of dsDNA (i) present in the measured supporting electrolyte (0.1 mol.L−1 acetate buffer of pH 4.7) or (ii) attached at the ls-CFE surface (by covering with dsDNA stock solution and leaving to dry) was investigated using square wave voltammetry...
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Novel Electrochemical Biosensor for the Detection of DNA Damage Based on a Large-Surface Carbon Film Electrode
Jurečková, Zuzana ; Vyskočil, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Zima, Jiří (referee)
Presented Bachelor Thesis is focused on the development and utilization of a simple and inexpensive electrochemical DNA biosensor for the detection of DNA damage caused by chemical carcinogens. A large-surface carbon film electrode (ls-CFE), having several advantages, such as its fast preparation, a simple mechanical renewal of the electrode surface, a good reproducibility of measurements, an absence of problems connected with "electrode history", and simple chemical modification, was used for its preparation. The initial part of the work is devoted to the investigation of the composition of a carbon ink suspension, which was optimized and tested using a [Fe(CN)6]4-/3- redox system by cyclic voltammetry (CV), further to the optimization of the DNA biosensor (DNA/ls-CFE) preparation and to its characterization, which was performed using two electrochemical techniques - CV and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The second part of this Thesis deals with the application of the newly prepared DNA biosensor for the detection of DNA damage by model chemical carcinogens. The direct interaction of DNA with fluorene and 2-aminofluorene (2-AF) was investigated using CV and EIS at the DNA/ls-CFE. The obtained results confirmed that the interaction of DNA with fluorene and 2-AF causes DNA damage,...
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Voltammetric Determination of DNA Damage Caused by Genotoxic 2-Aminofluorene at a Carbon Film Electrode
Faťarová, Mária ; Vyskočil, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Zima, Jiří (referee)
A large-surface carbon film electrode (ls-CFE) represents a suitable alternative to the commercially available disposable screen-printed carbon working electrodes. Its simple, fast and inexpensive preparation, simple mechanical renewal of the electrode surface (by wiping off the old film with filter paper and forming a new one), good repro- ducibility of measurements, elimination of problems connected with "electrode history" and simple chemical modification are its main advantages. In this Bachelor Thesis, the utilization of ls-CFE for the preparation of a simple elec- trochemical DNA biosensor for the detection of carcinogenic environmental pollutant, 2-aminofluorene (2-AF), is presented. The composition of carbon ink suspension was optimized and tested using a Fe(II)/Fe(III) redox system by cyclic voltammetry (CV). A large-surface solid electrode, covered by a carbon film of the optimum composition, was then used as a transducer for the preparation of double stranded DNA (dsDNA) based electrochemical DNA biosensor (dsDNA/ls-CFE). The electrochemical behavior of dsDNA (i) present in the measured supporting electrolyte (0.1 mol.L−1 acetate buffer of pH 4.7) or (ii) attached at the ls-CFE surface (by covering with dsDNA stock solution and leaving to dry) was investigated using square wave voltammetry...
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