Flutamide (FLT) is a non-steroidal anti-androgen drug that has a specific anti-androgenic activity so that it is used in the treatment of prostate cancer. FLT may also be used to treat excess androgen levels in women. A sensitive electrochemical sensor based on hyperbranchedpolyglycerol functionalized- graphene oxide developed, using ionic liquid mediated hollow fiber-pencil graphite electrode (HF/HBP-GO/PGE) as a working electrode for determination of an anticancer drug, flutamide (FLT. In this design, a two centimeter piece of porous polypropylene hollow fiber membrane was impregnated with ionic liquid (1-Pentyl-3-methylimidazoliumbromide), and a graphite rod modified with hyperbranchedpolyglycerol/graphene oxide (HBP-GO), was located inside the fiber lumen. The modified electrode exhibits sorption activity, high sensitivity, stability and applicability over a wide range of concentration of FLT. The morphology and the electrochemical properties of the modified electrode were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The effect of the amount of graphene oxide (GO), scan rate, pH, concentration of ionic liquid, extraction time and agitation rate on electrochemical behavior of flutamide molecules was investigated. The square wave voltammetric method showed a linear behavior over the drug concentration range 0.1–110 μM. The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) were found to be 0.029 μM and 0.099 μM, respectively. The proposed sensor was applied for determination of FLT in human plasma sample with satisfactory results.

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