Abstract:
AIM: To study the electrochemical behavior of nicotinamide to comprehend its metabolic process in human body. METHODS: At different pH of the supporting electrolyte, the electrochemical behavior of nicotinamide on glass-carbon electrode(GCE) and polypyrrole(PPy) modified GCE was studied with cyclic voltammetry. The electric reaction products of nicotinamide were identified by IR and UV spectrometry. RESULTS: PPy can catalyze the reduction of nicotinamide. The reduction peak potential shifts positively about 150 mV compared to GCE. The electrocatalytic reduction current of nicotinamide on PPy modified GCE is in direct proportion to the 0.5 order differential of nicotinamide concentration in the range of 1.0×10
-2~1.0×10
-6 mol.L
-1. CONCLUSION: The acidity of the supporting electrolyte affect the current of oxido-reduction peak. The PPy film can catalyze the reduction reaction of nicotinamide.