Abstract
An amperometric drug metabolism biosensor consisting of cytochrome P450-3A4 (CYP3A4) encapsulated in a didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) vesicular system on a Pt disk electrode was developed for the determination of indinavir, a protease inhibitor antiretroviral drug. Cyclic, square wave and pulse voltammetric responses of the bioelectrode showed quasi-reversible electrochemistry of the Fe3+/Fe2+ redox species of the heme thiolate CYP3A4 enzyme under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The biosensor exhibited excellent response to indinavir with a detection limit and response time of 6.158 × 10-2 mg L-1, and 40 s, respectively. The detection limit is well below the plasma concentration of indinavir (8 h after intake) which range from 0.13 to 8.6 mg L-1.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 498-501 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 Feb 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was funded by grants from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and the Medical Research Council (MRC) of South Africa.
Keywords
- Amperometric biosensor
- Bioelectrode
- CYP3A4
- Drug metabolism biosensor
- Indinavir
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Spectroscopy
- Clinical Biochemistry