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An enzyme sensor for hypoxanthine (Hx) and inosine (HxR), consisting of an enzyme membrane and an oxygen electrode, was constructed, Xanthine oxidase (XO) and nucleoside phosphorylase (NP) were both immobilized on a membrane prepared from cellulose triacetate, 1,8-diamino-4-aminomethyloctane and glutaraldehyde. The enzyme sensor responded to Hx and HxR in the presence of phosphate, while it responded only to Hx in the absence of phosphate. A linear correlation was observed between current decrease and the concentrations of Hx and HxR in the range 0.5–2.0 mM respectively. Correlation coefficients between the present enzyme sensor and a conventional enzymatic method were 0.98 and 0.94 for Hx and HxR respectively. The standard deviation was +-1.5 μM and 0.75 μM for Hx and HxR respectively in 100 experiments. A simple and rapid determination of Hx and HxR in fish meat was possible within 3 min with the enzyme sensor.
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Watanabe, E., Toyama, K., Karube, I. et al. Enzyme sensor for hypoxanthine and inosine determination in edible fish. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 19, 18–22 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00252811
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00252811