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Enzyme and Microbial Biosensors

Techniques and Protocols

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  • © 1998

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Part of the book series: Methods in Biotechnology (MIBT, volume 6)

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Table of contents (18 protocols)

  1. Enzyme Biosensors

  2. Microbial Biosensor

About this book

In 1962 Clark and Lyons pioneered the concept of a biosensor. They p- posed immobilizing enzymes at electrochemical detectors to form “enzyme el- trodes” in order to expand the analyte range of ther base sensor. Smce then, the field of blosensors has greatly expanded. Some of the reasons for the expansion include both advances in signal transduction technologies and the incorporation of different biological sensing elements (Table 1). As a consequence, there are now a bewildering array of permutations of the biological sensing element and signal transducers that can be used to c- struct a biosensor. The purpose of the two volumes of Protocols and Te- niques in Biosensors is to provide a basic reference tool and starting point for use by graduate students, postdoctoral and senior researchers, and technicians m academics, industry, and government research establishments, to enable rapid entry into the field of biosensors. There are a variety of approaches that researchers employ to select a combination of bioaffinity elements and signal transducers. One commonly used approach is to identtfy the compound or compounds of interest; identify the biological molecule that yields an appropriate recognitionlselectivtty and dynamic concentration range for the assay; and choose an assay format and signal transduction technology that will meet the analytical requirements for the proposed application, This volume, Enzyme and Microbial Biosensors: Techniques and Protocols, describes a variety of transduction technologies that have been interfaced to enzymes and microorganisms.

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"Mulchandani and Rogers have assembled an international group of authors that presents a comprehensive panel of biosensors. . .the consistent format among chapters is useful and refreshing. . .chapters include concise descriptions of the fundamentals and developmental history of the highlighted transducer. . .every chapter includes tips for ensuring experimental success."-Molecular Biotechnology

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Riverside

    Ashok Mulchandani

  • US-EPA, Las Vegas

    Kim R. Rogers

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Enzyme and Microbial Biosensors

  • Book Subtitle: Techniques and Protocols

  • Editors: Ashok Mulchandani, Kim R. Rogers

  • Series Title: Methods in Biotechnology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1385/0896034100

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-410-5Published: 17 April 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-028-1Published: 19 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-484-9Published: 05 February 2008

  • Series ISSN: 1940-6061

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-607X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 264

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general

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