Washing processes cannot fully remove interfering species that remain on biosensing surfaces when a sample solution contains a high concentration of interfering species. This study reports an immunosensing scheme employing electroreduction-based electrochemical-chemical (EC) redox cycling that allows sensitive detection of vaccinia virus (VV) in a solution containing a high concentration of L-ascorbic acid (AA). To obtain high signal amplification, an enzymatic reaction by β-D-galactosidase (Gal) is combined with electroreduction-based EC redox cycling by an oxidant. Among the four possible oxidants (KIO3, NaClO, Ag2O, and H2O2), KIO3 shows the highest signal-to-background ratio and is chosen. During an incubation period of 10 min, Gal converts β-D-galactopyranoside into p-aminophenol (AP), which is oxidized to p-quinone imine (QI) by KIO3. When -0.05 V vs. Ag/AgCl is applied to an immunosensing electrode, QI is reduced to AP, and the regenerated AP is then reoxidized by KIO3. The electroreduction-based EC redox cycling is induced. An indium-tin oxide electrode modified with reduced graphene oxide and an applied potential of -0.05 V are used to achieve low and reproducible background currents, slow O2 reduction, and fast electroreduction of QI. KIO3 favorably converts AA into noninterfering species during the incubation period. The detection limit for VV in commercial 50% mandarin juice (AA concentration = 0.7 mM) is 4 × 10(3) plaque-forming unit (PFU) per mL. The new EC redox cycling scheme is promising for sensitive detection of proteins, viruses, and bacteria in solutions containing high concentrations of AA.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2025 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.