화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.114, No.49, 16244-16252, 2010
Computer-Controlled System for the Study of Oxidase Reactions: Application to the Peroxidase-Oxidase Oscillator
An apparatus for the study of bisubstrate oxidase reactions at maintained steady-state substrate concentrations is described, and its specific application to the peroxidase oxidase biochemical oscillator is reported. Instrument control and data acquisition are provided by custom software written in LabVIEW. The software allows measurement, recording, and control of dissolved oxygen through a Clark-type oxygen electrode, reaction monitoring by a UV/vis spectrophotometer, and controlled substrate delivery by a syringe infusion pump. For peroxidase from horseradish, the optimal pH for oscillatory behavior was found to be in the range 4.5-5.5.