Korean journal of food and cookery science (한국식품조리과학회지)

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Quantitative Analysis of Ergosterol as a Biomarker of Mold-contaminated Foods Using the Enzyme Biosensor

효소 바이오센서를 이용한 식품의 곰팡이 오염 지표물질인 Ergosterol 정량분석

  • Kim, Mi-Kyeong (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Won (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Mee-Ra (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
  • 김미경 (경북대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김종원 (경북대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김미라 (경북대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2009.04.30
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Abstract

Ergosterol is the significant component of the cell wall of fungi. Its presence is regarded as evidence of fungi contamination in grain and other foods. Many studies on ergosterol detection have been carried out using chemical methods, but those methods required complicated pre-treatments and long analysis times. In this study, an amperometric biosensor was developed for fast and precise ergosterol detection. The biosensor system used the electron transfer of hydrogen peroxide produced from the reaction of ergosterol with cholesterol oxidase. The biosensor system consisted of a peristaltic pump, a syringe loading sample injector, an enzyme reactor, a fabricated flow-through cell containing a working electrode, a reference electrode and a counter electrode, and a potentiostat/recorder. The working electrode was prepared by coating modified multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWNT) on glassy carbon electrode. The $MWNT-NH_2$ coated glassy carbon electrode linearly responded to hydrogen peroxide in the range of $1{\times}10^{-5}{\sim}8{\times}10^{-5}$ M with a detection limit of $10^{-7}$ M in the basic performance test. The currents produced from the ergosterol biosensor showed the linearity in a range from $1.0{\times}10^{-6}$ M to $1.0{\times}10^{-5}$ M ergosterol.

본 연구에서는 식품의 곰팡이 초기오염 검출에 사용할 수 있는 ergosterol 분석용 바이오센서를 개발하고자 $MWNT-NH_2$ 유리탄소전극을 제작하고, cholesterol oxidase의 고정화를 통해 효소반응기를 제작하여, 바이오센서의 전기 화학적 ergosterol 검출장치를 구성하였다. FT-IR을 통해 MWNT에 기능기가 잘 도입되었음을 확인하였고, cholesterol oxidase 효소 고정화 시 coupling efficiency는 99% 이었다. 제작한 $MWNT-NH_2$ 유리탄소전극의 $H_2O_2$ 용액에 대한 농도별 전류를 분석한 결과 $1{\times}10^{-5}{\sim}8{\times}10^{-5}$ M 농도에서 우수한 선형관계를 나타내었고 검출한계는 $10^{-7}$ M이었다. 본 연구에서 제작한 ergosterol 센서를 이용하여 ergosterol에 대한 반응을 측정한 결과 $1.0{\times}10^{-6}{\sim}1.0{\times}10^{-5}$ M의 농도에서 좋은 선형관계를 나타내어 고감도로 ergosterol을 정량할 수 있는 것으로 확인되어 식품의 곰팡이 오염을 확인하는데 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

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