Glucose sensing based on the intrinsic fluorescence of sol-gel immobilized yeast hexokinase

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Hussain, F. and Birch, David J.S. and Pickup, John C. (2005) Glucose sensing based on the intrinsic fluorescence of sol-gel immobilized yeast hexokinase. Analytical Biochemistry, 339 (1). pp. 137-143. ISSN 0003-2697 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2005.01.016)

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Abstract

In this study, we investigated measurements of the intrinsic fluorescence of yeast hexokinase as an assay for glucose and immobilization of the enzyme in a silica sol-get matrix as a potential in vivo glucose sensor for use in patients with diabetes. The intrinsic fluorescence of hexokinase in solution (excitation = 295 nm, emission = 330 nm) decreased by 23% at a saturating glucose concentration of 1 mM (K-d = 0.3 mM), but serum abolished the glucose-related fluorescence response. When entrapped in tetramethylorthosilicate-derived sol gel, hexokinase retained activity, with a 25% maximal glucose-related decrease in intrinsic fluorescence, and the saturation point was increased to 50 mM glucose (K-d = 12.5 mM). The glucose response range was increased further (to 120 mM, K-d = 57 mM) by a covering membrane of poly(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylate. Unlike free enzyme, the fluorescence responses to glucose with sol-gel immobilized hexokinase, with or Without covering membrane, were similar for buffer and serum. We conclude that fluorescence monitoring of sol-gel entrapped yeast hexokinase is a Suitable system for development as an in vivo glucose biosensor. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Hussain, F., Birch, David J.S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6400-1270 and Pickup, John C.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:31134
    Dates:
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    1 April 2005
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    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:01 Jul 2011 09:28
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 09:44
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/31134
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