Characterizing the Catecholamine Content of Single Mammalian Vesicles by Collision-Adsorption Events at an Electrode

Johan Dunevall; Hoda Fathali; Neda Najafinobar; Jelena Lovric; Joakim Wigström; Ann Sofie Cans; Andrew G. Ewing

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Characterizing the Catecholamine Content of Single Mammalian Vesicles by Collision-Adsorption Events at an Electrode

Johan Dunevall, Hoda Fathali, Neda Najafinobar, Jelena Lovric, Joakim Wigström, Ann Sofie Cans, Andrew G. Ewing

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We present the electrochemical response to single adrenal chromaffin vesicles filled with catecholamine hormones as they are adsorbed and rupture on a 33 μm diameter disk-shaped carbon electrode. The vesicles adsorb onto the electrode surface and sequentially spread out over the electrode surface, trapping their contents against the electrode. These contents are then oxidized, and a current (or amperometric) peak results from each vesicle that bursts. A large number of current transients associated with rupture of single vesicles (86%) are observed under the experimental conditions used, allowing us to quantify the vesicular catecholamine content.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4344-4346
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	137
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ja512972f
State	Published - Apr 8 2015

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