Fast On-Site Electroanalysis of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester in the Liver and Meat of Stingray Using a Stochastic Miniplatform Based on a 3D Stochastic Microsensor

Abstract

Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester has an important role in metabolism and it is also an important antithrombotic agent. Its concentration in the liver and meat of the stingray is essential when one would like to use the extracts containing the eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester from stingray as biopharmaceutical products. A miniplatform having as detection tool a 3D stochastic microsensor was designed and used for the assay of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester from stingray liver and meat. Natural monocrystalline diamond paste was modified with a solution of heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin to obtain the modified diamond paste used in the 3D stochastic microsensor. A wide working concentration range (5.0 × 10−15 – 5.0 × 10−8) and a very low limit of quantitation (5.0 × 10−15) were attained. The proposed miniplatform was successfully used for the assay of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester from stingray liver and meat with recoveries higher than 99.90%, and % RSD values lower than 0.05 (N = 10).