Electroactivity of nonconjugated proteins and peptides. Towards electroanalysis of all proteins

Časopis: ELECTROANALYSIS 19, 2383-2403
Autoři: Palecek, E., Ostatna, V.
Rok: 2007

Abstrakt

Present proteomics and biomedicine require sensitive analytical methods for all proteins. Recent progress in electrochemical analysis of peptides and proteins based on their intrinsic electroactivity is reviewed. Tyrosine and/or tryptophan-containing proteins are oxidizable at carbon electrodes. At mercury electrodes all peptides and proteins (about 13 peptides and >25 proteins were tested) produce chronopotentiometric peak H at nanomolar concentrations. This peak is sensitive to changes in protein structure. Microliter sample volumes are sufficient for the analysis. Electrochemical methods can be used in studies of nucleic acid-protein interactions and can be applied in biomedicine. Examples of such applications in neurogenerative diseases and cancer are presented.