1. Which enzyme is used in estimation of glucose from blood sample using biosensors? (1) Alkaline phosphatase (2) Glucose oxidase (3) Glycogen phosphorylase (4) Glucokinase
  1. Which enzyme is used in estimation of glucose from blood sample using biosensors?
    (1) Alkaline phosphatase         (2) Glucose oxidase
    (3) Glycogen phosphorylase   (4) Glucokinase

    Detailed option-wise explanation:

    1. Alkaline phosphatase

    • A hydrolase that removes phosphate groups from many substrates.

    • Used in some diagnostic assays (e.g., ELISA), but not the classic choice for specific glucose detection in blood biosensors.

    1. Glucose oxidase – correct

    • Flavoprotein enzyme that specifically oxidizes β-D-glucose to gluconic acid while reducing oxygen to hydrogen peroxide.

    • In most electrochemical blood glucose biosensors (glucometers), glucose oxidase is immobilized on the electrode; the produced hydrogen peroxide or electron transfer from the enzyme is measured as a current proportional to glucose concentration.

    • High specificity and robustness make it the standard recognition element for glucose estimation.

    1. Glycogen phosphorylase

    • Enzyme in glycogen breakdown, catalyzing phosphorolysis of glycogen to glucose-1-phosphate in tissues like liver and muscle.

    • Not used in glucose biosensors because it does not directly or specifically measure free blood glucose.

    1. Glucokinase

    • A hexokinase isoform that phosphorylates glucose to glucose-6-phosphate in liver and pancreas, functioning in glucose sensing and metabolism.

    • While biologically important, it is not typically immobilized in commercial blood glucose biosensors.

    Therefore, for estimation of glucose from a blood sample using biosensors, the enzyme used is glucose oxidase (option 2).

1 Comment
  • Muskan Yadav
    December 8, 2025

    Glucose oxidase – correct

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