A. Szucs et M. Novak, STABLE AND REVERSIBLE ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF CYTOCHROME-C ON BARE ELECTRODES .1. EFFECT OF IONIC-STRENGTH, Journal of electroanalytical chemistry [1992], 383(1-2), 1995, pp. 75-84
Stable and reversible electrochemical responses of cytochrome c can be
measured on bare unmodified gold and glassy carbon electrodes. It has
been found that in phosphate buffers the electrochemical behaviour va
ries from completely irreversible to reversible on both electrodes dep
ending on the concentration of the supporting electrolyte. The optimum
phosphate concentration was found to be between 20 and 30 mM. It was
also observed that the electrochemical response improved with the life
time of the protein samples and could be destroyed by mechanical aggre
gation of cytochrome c molecules. The importance of oligomeric forms o
f cytochrome c on the electrode surfaces was emphasized; they determin
e the overall electrochemical behaviour.