Heterogeneous electron transfer studies with ligninolytic redox enzymes and living bacteria. Applications in biosensors and biofuel cells

Vasile Coman

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Abstract

The catalytic properties and the inter-domain electron transfer of cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) from the ascomycete fungus Myriococcum thermophilum adsorbed on graphite and thiol (SAM) modified gold electrodes were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, flow injection
amperometry and UV-Vis spectroelectrochemistry. The fabrication and characterisation of a noncompartmentalised, mediator and cofactor free glucose–oxygen biofuel cell well-operating in glucose-containing buffers and human blood serum was performed. The biofuel cell was based on adsorbed enzymes exhibiting direct bioelectrocatalysis, viz. CDH from Dichomera saubinetii and Corynascus thermophilus used as anodic bioelements and laccase (Lc) from Trametes hirsuta and bilirubin oxidase (BOD) from Myrothecium verrucaria used as cathodic bioelements, respectively.
Different bacterial strains of E. coli and B. subtilis were immobilised on the electrode surface and tested for electrical communication using soluble and polymeric mediators. In the case of E. coli, the introduction of cytochromes in the inner membrane facilitated the electrochemical communication when using artificial mediators, while in the case of B. subtilis, the results demonstrated that mediators did not have to pass the cytosolic membrane to bring about an efficient electronic communication between bacterial cells with a thick cell wall and electrodes.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor
Awarding Institution
  • Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Gorton, Lo, Supervisor
Award date2009 Sept 25
Publisher
ISBN (Print)978-91-7422-229-6
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Bibliographical note

Defence details

Date: 2009-09-25
Time: 10:30
Place: Lecture Hall B, Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Enginering, Sölvegatan 39, Lund

External reviewer(s)

Name: Shin, Woonsup
Title: Professor Dr.
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Program of Integrated Biotechnology, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Analytical Chemistry (S/LTH) (011001004)

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Analytical Chemistry

Free keywords

  • cellobiose dehydrogenase
  • direct electron transfer
  • mediated electron transfer
  • self-assembled monolayer
  • flow injection analysis
  • amperometric biosensor
  • E. coli
  • succinate:quinone reductase
  • biofuel cell
  • B. subtilis
  • whole-cell biosensor

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