Conference paper

Electrochemical Biosensor for Evaluation of Contaminants in Food

Marco Mascini
Ilaria Palchetti

Abstract

This paper describes the application of electrochemical disposable biosensors in food analysis, which have recently been developed in our laboratory. The disposable biosensors, based on acetylcholinesterase inhibition potential, were exploited for testing the presence of organophosphorus and carbamatepesticides in water, fruit, and vegetable samples. The paper further describes preliminary tests for the detection of genetically modified organisms and hybridisation by coupling the DNA biosensors with the polymerase chain reaction.

Keywords

acetylcholinesterase; biosensors; DNA; genetically modified organism; pesticides; screen-printed electrodes

Hrčak ID:

577

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/577

Publication date:

27.4.2001.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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