Voltammetric behavior of multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified electrode-hexacyanoferrate(II) electrocatalyst system as a sensor for determination of captopril

The study of electrochemical behavior and determination of captopril, as an angiontensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, is reported on multi-walled carbon nanotube (MCNT) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) and hexacyanoferrate(II) (HCF) electrocatalyst. The cyclic voltammetric results indicate that MCNTs and HCF system can remarkably enhance electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of captopril in acidic solutions. It is leading to a considerable improvement of the anodic peak current for captopril, and allows the development of a highly sensitive voltammetric sensor for detection of captopril in pharmaceutical and clinical samples. The investigation of captopril oxidation on the iron oxide nanoparticles modified carbon paste electrode does not show any electrocatalytic effect on the oxidation of captopril, suggesting that iron oxide impurities in the MCNTs are not the active sites in captopril sensing. Under optimized conditions on MCNTs-HCF system, the proposed method with respect to other reported electrochemical methods shows wider dynamic range (0.5–600 μM) with suitable selectivity, practical detection limit of 0.2 μM and good precision (R.S.D. <3%).