摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten the measuring time, and to improve the efficiency and detection accuracy by reacting a mediator in response to the effect of the enzyme present in a cell membrane, and electrochemically detect the reacted mediator. SOLUTION: A mediator is reacted in response to the effect of the enzyme present in a cell membrane of the bacteria (including the live bacteria) which is present in a sample and detected. The reacted mediator is detected or determined by in electrochemical method. This means that the mediator Mox which is present directly or in a linked manner with response to the reaction with a stroma of the enzyme present in the cell membrane is reacted to generate the Mred. This Mred is moved to the electrode surface and changed again to the mediator Mox in the electrochemical reaction. This electrochemical reaction is detected through the highly sensitive current measurement using a potentio-galvanostat, etc. The mediator includes benzo-quinone, and methoxy- benzo-quinone. |