A simple, ultrasensitive sensor for gallic acid and uric acid based on gold microclusters/sulfonate functionalized graphene modified glassy carbon electrode

Abstract A facile and ultrasensitive sensor based on gold microclusters (AuMCs) electrodeposited on sulfonate functionalized graphene (SF-GR) was fabricated, and applied for the simultaneous determination of gallic acid (GA) and uric acid (UA). Taking advantage of the unique plane structure of the functionalized graphene (GR), the AuMCs were successfully electrodeposited on functionalized GR immobilized on the surface of a GCE. The results of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy spectrum analysis illustrated that AuMCs were deposited on the functionalized GR film. In comparison with the bare GCE, the pristine AuMCs and the pristine SF-GR modified electrode, AuMCs/SF-GR/GCE exhibited excellent electrochemical oxidation toward GA and UA. In addition, the two compounds were separated completely in 0.10 M citric acid-sodium citrate buffer (pH 4.0) by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) under optimum conditions. The anodic current was linearly related with 0.05–8.0 μM GA and 0.2–50.0 μM UA, with the detection limit of 10.7 nM and 0.12 μM, respectively. Furthermore, AuMCs/SF-GR/GCE was successfully applied to the independent determination of GA in black tea and Cortex moutan as well as the simultaneous determination of GA and UA in urine samples.

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