DOI
10.1016/S1388-2481(01)00299-5
Abstract
The adsorptive immobilization and electrochemistry of horse and yeast cytochrome c on indium/tin oxide (ITO) electrodes is reported. Near-monolayer coverage was achieved in pH 7 phosphate buffers of ionic strength equal to 10 and 50 mM, respectively, for the horse and yeast species. The layers exhibit very well-behaved voltammetry and are stable on the timescale of hours to days. Cyclic voltammetry revealed quasireversible behavior that is a product of both electron transfer (ET) kinetics and ET-induced conformational changes. A square scheme mechanism linking the redox states and the conformational states is proposed. Using a simple ET kinetic model that adequately describes the voltammetry at higher scan rates, a standard ET rate constant of 18 s1 was determined for adsorbed horse cytochrome c. With decreasing scan rate, we observed a limiting peak separation of approximately 10 mV, an example of unusual quasireversibility (UQR) that we attribute to the effect of conformational changes. Finally we note that the intrinsic cytochrome c ET rate on ITO is some 6 orders of magnitude less than for gold.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Science B.V.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1388-2481(01)00299-5
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Recommended Citation
A. El Kasmi, M.C. Leopold, R. Galligan,* R.T. Robertson, S.S. Saavedra, K. El Kacemi and E.F. Bowden, “Adsorption Immobilization of Cytochrome c on Indium/Tin Oxide (ITO): Electrochemical Evidence for Electron Transfer Induced Conformational Changes,” Electrochemistry Communications 2002, 4, 177-181.
