Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1989, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (3): 308.

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A Jack Bean Tissue Electrode for Urea Determination

Shen Guoli1, Ma Ming1, Zeng Geming1, Yu Ruqin1, Xie Jinyun2, Zhang Meifen2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, HunanUniversity, Chang sha;
    2. Department of Biology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha
  • Received:1987-07-16 Online:1989-03-24 Published:1989-03-24

Abstract: A jack bean tissue section electrode sensitive to urea has been prepared by coupling a jack bean slice with an ammonia gas-sensing probe using PVC membrane pHelectrode as the internal element. The potentiometric response characteristics of this new electrode under steady-state and dynamic condition were examined. The steady-state linear response ranse of this electrode is 1.0×10-2~4.6 ×10-5mol/L, with a detection limit of 4.0×10-5mol/L. The influence of some experimental parameters including buffer composition, operation pH, etc. are discussed. Urea was determined by using dynamic method, with an average recovery of 98.9% and a standard deviation of 1.8%.

Key words: Biosensor, Tissue section electrode, Determination of urea, Jack bean section electrode

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