Immobilization of polyphenol oxidase in conducting graft copolymers and determination of phenolic amount in red wines with enzyme electrodes

Huseyin Bekir Yildiz, Levent Toppare*, Yesim Hepuzer Gursel, Yusuf Yagci

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Abstract

Polyphenol oxidase was immobilized in several conducting copolymer matrices. Three different types of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methyl thienyl methacrylate) matrices were used to obtain copolymers. Immobilization of enzyme was carried out by the entrapment of the enzyme in conducting copolymer matrices during electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole through thiophene moieties of the polymers. Maximum reaction rates, Michaelis-Menten constants, optimum temperature and pH values and operational stabilities of the enzyme electrodes were investigated. Total amount of phenolic compounds in some Turkish red wines was analyzed using these electrodes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)945-948
Number of pages4
JournalEnzyme and Microbial Technology
Volume39
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Aug 2006

Funding

This was partially supported by DPT-2005K120580 and TUBA grants. Authors greatfully thank Dr. Senem Kiralp for valuable discussions.

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    Keywords

    • Electrochemistry
    • Immobilization
    • Polyphenol oxidase
    • Polyphenols
    • Red wines

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