Research Article

A Novel Potentiometric Sensor for Determination of Neurotoxin β-N-Oxalyl-L-α, β-Diaminopropionic Acid

Table 1

The composition and potentiometric performance characteristics of the all solid-state contact ODAP-selective membrane sensor.

ParameterODAP-sensitive membrane sensor

Membrane composition%30.0 PVC
%65.0 o-NPOE
%2.5 ODAP-ionophore
%1.5 di-cyclo-hexyl 18-crown-6-NaI
%1.0 KTpClPB
Detection limit (mol/L)
Linear range (mol/L)
Response time (s)<6
Linear equation
Correlation coefficient ( )0.9904

Interfering( )

Selectivity coefficient ( )K+
Na+
Ca2+

: near interfering Na+, K+, and Ca2+ ions are reflected to exhibit selectivity to ODAP of sensor. The bigger the selectivity coefficient, , the smaller the sensitivity of the electrode towards ODAP measured.