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A differential pulse voltammetric method for the determination of the synthetic food antioxidant, propyl gallate (PG) was developed. Determination of PG was carried out using multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-modified gold electrode (GE) in a solution of 0.1 M acetate buffer (pH 7) as supporting electrolyte. The developed sensor showed an excellent catalytic activity and stability for PG oxidation. Effect of common interfering ions, amount of MWCNT–Nafion suspension, pH of the supporting electrolyte, and scan rate were studied. Under optimized conditions, PG concentration as low as 6.3 × 10−7 M can be determined in food samples. The determination of PG in vegetable oils with the proposed sensor was in good agreement with those obtained by reported spectrophotometric method.
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One of the authors (ANUJA E.V) is grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, for fellowship. Other authors Zafna Rasheed, Leena Rajith, and Laina A.L are greatful to University Grants Commission (UGC), University Grants Commission-Basic Science Research (UGC-BSR), and Inter University Centre for Nanomaterials and Devices respectively for their fellowships.
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Vikraman, A.E., Rasheed, Z., Rajith, L. et al. MWCNT-Modified Gold Electrode Sensor for the Determination of Propyl Gallate in Vegetable Oils. Food Anal. Methods 6, 775–780 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-012-9485-4
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