Short communication Loss of cytochrome c Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couple in ionic liquids
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The electrochemical behavior of cytochrome c (cyt-c ) adsorbed to gold electrodes through mercaptoalkanoic acid/ mercaptoalcohol monolayers was investigated in the 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium salts of bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and hexafluorophosphate. Cyt-c does not retain its Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox activity in dry ionic liquids (ILs); however, the redox signal of the modified electrodes can be reconstituted upon subsequent treatment with aqueous buffer. Water saturated ILs, 1.4 wt.%, failed to support the redox activity of the adsorbed cyt-c ; therefore, the ILs’ deleterious effects on the redox behavior of the cyt-c modified electrodes cannot be attributed solely to the stripping of essential water from the enzyme’s polypeptide lattice. # 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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