A voltammetric determination of lipopeptide antibiotic daptomycin using an anodically pretreated boron-doped diamond electrode
摘要
Daptomycin is a clinically important lipopeptide antibiotic widely used in the treatment of severe Gram-positive infections; therefore, the development of sensitive, reliable, and environmentally sustainable analytical methods for its determination is of significant importance. However, electrochemical approaches for daptomycin analysis remain limited, particularly those employing unmodified and environmentally benign electrode surfaces. In this context, the present study aims to develop a simple and effective voltammetric method for the determination of daptomycin using an anodically pretreated boron-doped diamond (APT-BDD) electrode. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on daptomycin determination employing an electrochemically activated BDD surface without any chemical or nanomaterial-based modification. Electrochemical studies revealed a well-defined and irreversible anodic oxidation peak of daptomycin at approximately + 1.05 V (vs. Ag/AgCl electrode), with no corresponding reduction signal in the reverse scan, indicating an electrochemically irreversible oxidation mechanism. Quantitative measurements carried out in 0.5 M sulfuric acid exhibited a linear response over the concentration range of 0.03–0.38 µM, described by the equation