Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme

A simple method for detection of benzoic acid in food products has been developed based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme. A mixture of tyrosinase, phenol and 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone (MBTH) gave a maroon coloured solution which was bleached upon addition of benzoic acid. The w...

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Main Authors: Hamzah, Hairul Hisham, Yusof , Nor Azah, Salleh, Abu Bakar, Abu Bakar , Fatimah
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Language:English
Published: Chemical Publishing Co. 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22278/
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author Hamzah, Hairul Hisham
Yusof , Nor Azah
Salleh, Abu Bakar
Abu Bakar , Fatimah
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Yusof , Nor Azah
Salleh, Abu Bakar
Abu Bakar , Fatimah
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description A simple method for detection of benzoic acid in food products has been developed based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme. A mixture of tyrosinase, phenol and 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone (MBTH) gave a maroon coloured solution which was bleached upon addition of benzoic acid. The wavelength at maximum absorbance was determined as 504 nm. The biosensor demonstrated optimum activity at pH 7. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of the reproducibility of this method was very good with RSD value of 1.91 %. The dynamic range of benzoic acid concentration was found to be between 50-700 ppm with the detection limit of 109 ppm. The kinetic parameters Michaelis-Menten constant (KM) and maximum absorbance (Absmax) in the absence and in the presence of benzoic acid were also evaluated. The kinetic analyses show that the inhibition of benzoic acid on the tyrosinase activity is reversible and competitive with an inhibition constant of 90.9 ppm. The proposed method was compared with HPLC and satisfactory agreement was achieved.
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spelling upm-222782015-09-14T07:32:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22278/ Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme Hamzah, Hairul Hisham Yusof , Nor Azah Salleh, Abu Bakar Abu Bakar , Fatimah A simple method for detection of benzoic acid in food products has been developed based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme. A mixture of tyrosinase, phenol and 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone (MBTH) gave a maroon coloured solution which was bleached upon addition of benzoic acid. The wavelength at maximum absorbance was determined as 504 nm. The biosensor demonstrated optimum activity at pH 7. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of the reproducibility of this method was very good with RSD value of 1.91 %. The dynamic range of benzoic acid concentration was found to be between 50-700 ppm with the detection limit of 109 ppm. The kinetic parameters Michaelis-Menten constant (KM) and maximum absorbance (Absmax) in the absence and in the presence of benzoic acid were also evaluated. The kinetic analyses show that the inhibition of benzoic acid on the tyrosinase activity is reversible and competitive with an inhibition constant of 90.9 ppm. The proposed method was compared with HPLC and satisfactory agreement was achieved. Chemical Publishing Co. 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22278/1/Spectrophotometric%20determination%20of%20benzoic%20acid%20based%20on%20inhibitive%20effect%20on%20tyrosinase%20enzyme.pdf Hamzah, Hairul Hisham and Yusof , Nor Azah and Salleh, Abu Bakar and Abu Bakar , Fatimah (2011) Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (3). pp. 1133-1136. ISSN 0970-7077
spellingShingle Hamzah, Hairul Hisham
Yusof , Nor Azah
Salleh, Abu Bakar
Abu Bakar , Fatimah
Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme
title Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme
title_full Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme
title_fullStr Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme
title_full_unstemmed Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme
title_short Spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme
title_sort spectrophotometric determination of benzoic acid based on inhibitive effect on tyrosinase enzyme
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