Abstract: The voltammetric behaviour of uric acid at overoxidized polypyrrole (OPPY ) film-coated glassy carbon (GC ) electrodes was investigaied. The chemically modi- fied electrodes exhilbited an excellent permselectivity for uric acid of undissociated form in an acidic medium. The current response sensitivity of uric acid at the modi- fied electrodes was markedly increased by properly anodizing activation of underly- ing electrodes and overoxidizing treatment of polypyrrole film. The voltammetric response of uric acid at the chemically modified electrode was linearly related to itinvestigatedtion in the range of 4. 0 ×10^-7—8. 0 ×10^-5 mol/L in pH 5 buffer solu- tions. Ascorbic acid in less than 150-fold excess did not interfere with the voltam- metric determination of uric acid. The proposed procedure was utilized to determine uric acicl in human urine and serum samples without any pretreatment.

Key words: Voltammetry, Uric acid, Overoxidized polypyrrole film modified elec-trode