Abstract

A novel modified graphite screen printed electrode (SPE) is prepared as an electrochemical sensor for determination of levodopa. The experimental results suggest that a screen printed electrode (SPE) modified with Cu(II) nanocomplex, CuCl2(salophen). H2O (salophen= o-phenylenediaminebis(salicylidenaminato)), accelerates the electron transfer reactions of levodopa. The fabricated sensor revealed some advantages such as convenient preparation, good stability and high sensitivity. The DPV data in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS) (pH 7.0) allowed a method to be developed for the determination of levodopa concentrations in the ranges 5.0-900.0 mu M, with the detection limits of 0.9 mu M. The proposed method was successfully applied to determinations of levodopa in urine samples.