Open AccessProgress in enzyme inhibition based detection of pesticides
Author(s) -
Rajangam Bhuvanagayathri,
Daniel David K.,
Krastanov Albert Ivanov
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
engineering in life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1618-2863
pISSN - 1618-0240
DOI - 10.1002/elsc.201700028
Subject(s) - biosensor , pesticide , enzyme inhibition , biochemical engineering , chemistry , carbamate , nanotechnology , environmental chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , enzyme , biology , engineering , biochemistry , materials science , ecology
The previous few decades have seen the development of biosensors and their use in monitoring of pesticides in food and environmental samples. Although inhibition‐based biosensors have been subject of several recent research works, their performance characteristics greatly depend on the type of immobilization and the presence of interfering compounds in the samples. Moreover, sensitivity, detection limits, and rapidity of the response are few of the other major features that need to be investigated further if they are to become operationally user‐friendly. This review will highlight research carried out in the past on biosensors that are based on enzyme inhibition for determination of organophosphorus compounds and carbamate pesticides.