文摘
An enzyme glucose sensor with an expanded dynamicrange was constructed using a novel strategy. This strategywas based on a new concept of utilizing protein-engineered enzymes with a different Michaelis constant, whichallows for the expanded dynamic range. We used the engineered Escherichia coli pyrroloquinoline quinone glucose dehydrogenase (PQQGDH) of which His775 wassubstituted for Asp which showed an increased Km value(25-fold). We first constructed the composite colorimetricanalytical system employing the wild-type PQQGDH andHis775Asp and evaluated its dynamic range. The composite colorimetric analytical system was constructed andshowed a wide dynamic range of 0.5-30 mM with lessthan ±5% error. The composite colorimetric analytical system, an extended-range colorimetric analytical system,enabled the determination of the concentration of glucoseover a 30-fold range that could not have been achievedusing the single colorimetric analytical system. Furthermore, we have demonstrated the composite amperometricglucose sensor employing the combination of His775Asnand His775Asp. The extended-range glucose sensoracquired not only the expanded dynamic range (3-70mM) that covered both dynamic ranges of the singleenzyme sensors but also the narrower substrate specificityof glucose due to the inherited property of engineeredenzymes.