“…Cys yielded the poorest selectivity because it is electroactive; however, when channel subtraction (self-referencing) between glutamate oxidase-coated sites and sentinel sites was applied, the selectivity improved to 250 ± 80. Others have previously reported the direct oxidation and quantification of amino acids: Arg, 18,19 Cys, 20,21 Met, 20 Trp, 22−24 and Tyr. 24 The control sites were less sensitive (83 ± 7% of glutamate response for Arg, Cys, His, Met, Trp, and Tyr), possibly because of coating differences between the control and glutamate sensitive sites.…”