Despite the wide
range of applications of catechol (CC) in agrochemical,
petrochemical, textile, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries,
its exposure to the environment leads to health issues as it is carcinogenic.
This increased the concern over the risk of exposure level of CC in
the environment, and monitoring its level has become critical. In
this work, we report the fabrication of poly-gibberellic acid-modified
carbon paste electrode (PGBAMCPE) to be a simple, viable, and effective
electrochemical electrode for the determination of CC. This was synthesized
by a simple electropolymerization method by the cyclic voltammetry
(CV) technique. The electrodes were characterized by field emission
electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and electrochemical
impedance spectroscopy. Compared to the bare carbon paste electrode,
the sensitivity for CC fortified at PGBAMCPE in both CV and differential
pulse voltammetry (DPV). We succeeded attaining a lower detection
limit of 0.57 μM by the DPV method. The developed electrode
was observed to be highly conductive, transducing, stable, and reproducible
and was highly selective with anti-interfering properties from the
determination of CC with hydroquinone simultaneously. The applicability
of the electrode was confirmed from the detection CC in tea and water
samples with good recoveries. This substantiates that PGBAMCPE is
promising and consistent for the rapid monitoring of CC-contaminated
area and clinical diagnosis.