Determination of Oxytetracycline in Food Using a Disposable Montmorillonite and Acetylene Black Modified Microelectrode

Abstract

Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used in animal husbandry that may cause the occurrence of antibiotic residues in food-producing animals. A detailed study of the electrochemical properties of oxytetracycline was carried out at montmorillonite and acetylene black modified carbon paste microelectrode. The oxytetracycline underwent an irreversible oxidation at montmorillonite-acetylene black/carbon paste microelectrode, which was an adsorption-controlled process with one proton and one electron. Using differential normal pulse voltammetry with accumulation at a fixed potential of 0.3 V for 120 s, oxytetracycline yielded a well-defined voltammetric response at 0.6 V in pH 7.4 citric acid–Na₂HPO₄ buffer. Furthermore, the oxidation peak current of oxytetracycline at the montmorillonite–acetylene black/carbon paste microelectrode linearly increased with concentration in the range of 0.5–50 µM with a low detection limit of 87 nM (S/N = 3). This methodology was successfully applied to the determination of oxytetracycline from food samples, suggesting that it has practical applications in monitoring oxytetracycline.

Keywords:

• Acetylene black
• Electrochemical oxidation
• Montmorillonite
• Oxytetracycline

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors declare there are no conflicts of interest. This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects.

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