Phenylethanolamine A （PEA）, a fl-agonist, was found to be illegally used as a growth promoter in pigs last year, causing Chinese government＇s great attention. Here, a sensitive electrochemical method was developed ...Phenylethanolamine A （PEA）, a fl-agonist, was found to be illegally used as a growth promoter in pigs last year, causing Chinese government＇s great attention. Here, a sensitive electrochemical method was developed for detecting PEA by immobilization of gold nanoparticles （AuNPs）, multiwalled carbon nanotubes （MWCNTs） and Nation on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode （GCE）. The Nafion/MWCNTs/AuNPs film was characterized by scanning electronic micrographs （SEM） and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）. The electrochemical behaviors of PEA at the modified GCE were investigated in detail. The synergetic effects of AuNPs, MWCNTs and Nation amplify the electrochemical reduction signal of PEA, and result in high sensitivity for PEA determination. Under the optimal conditions, the electrochemical sensor shows a wide linear range of 0.01 to 10 μmol/L with a detection limit of 0.005μmol/L. Moreover, the fabricated sensor presents high selectivity and long-term stability, which paves a new way for simple, rapid, sensitive detection of PEA.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China，New Century Excellent Talents in University，Open Foundation of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Process
文摘Phenylethanolamine A （PEA）, a fl-agonist, was found to be illegally used as a growth promoter in pigs last year, causing Chinese government＇s great attention. Here, a sensitive electrochemical method was developed for detecting PEA by immobilization of gold nanoparticles （AuNPs）, multiwalled carbon nanotubes （MWCNTs） and Nation on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode （GCE）. The Nafion/MWCNTs/AuNPs film was characterized by scanning electronic micrographs （SEM） and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）. The electrochemical behaviors of PEA at the modified GCE were investigated in detail. The synergetic effects of AuNPs, MWCNTs and Nation amplify the electrochemical reduction signal of PEA, and result in high sensitivity for PEA determination. Under the optimal conditions, the electrochemical sensor shows a wide linear range of 0.01 to 10 μmol/L with a detection limit of 0.005μmol/L. Moreover, the fabricated sensor presents high selectivity and long-term stability, which paves a new way for simple, rapid, sensitive detection of PEA.
