A sensitive and selective electrochemical method for the determination of dopamine (DA) was developed using a 4-(2-Pyridylazo)-Resorcinol (PAR) polymer film modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The PAR polymer film modified electrode shows excellent electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of DA in a phosphate buffer solution (PBS) (pH 4.0). The linear range of 5.0 Â 10 À6 -3.0 Â 10 À5 M and detection limit of 2.0 Â 10 À7 M were observed. Simultaneous detection of AA, DA and UA has also been demonstrated on the modified electrode. This work provides a simple and easy approach to selective detection of DA in the presence of AA and UA.Keywords: Poly-PAR modified GCE, Electrocatalysis, DA, UA, AA DOI: 10.1002/elan.200603755 DA is an important neurotransmitter molecule of catecholamines. It plays a very important role in the functioning of central nervous, renal, hormonal and cardiovascular systems [1]. Its deficiency will lead to brain disorder such as Parkinsons disease and schizophrenia [2 -4]. UA is the primary end product of purine metabolism. Its abnormal concentration levels will lead to several diseases such as hyperuricemia and gout. Other diseases such as leukemia and pneumonia are also associated with enhanced urate levels [5]. AA is the agent which prevents scurvy and is known to take part in several biological reactions. DA, UA and AA usually coexist in physiological samples. Therefore, the development of voltammetric sensors for detection UA, DA and AA of neurotransmitters in the extracellular fluid of the central nervous system has received much interest during the past few decades.It is generally believed that direct redox reactions of these species at bare electrodes are irreversible and high overpotentials are usually required for their amperometric detections. Moreover, the direct redox reactions of these species take place at very similar potentials and often suffer from a pronounced fouling effect, which results in rather poor selectivity and reproducibility. The ability to determine DA, UA and AA selectively has been a major goal of electroanalytical researches [6]. Various approaches have been attempted to solve the problems encountering in simultaneous determination of DA, UA and AA [7 -16]. For example, Nafion [15], poly(ester sulfonic acid) [16], and poly(4-vinylpyridine) [14] modified electrodes have been proposed to detect DA in the presence of AA and UA.However, the drawbacks of these ion exchange membrane modified electrodes are their memory effect, non-uniform thickness and poor reproducibility arising from the solvent evaporation method used in the film preparation [17]. Polymer-modified electrodes prepared by electropolymerization have received extensive interest in the detection of analytes because of its high selectivity and sensitivity due to the film homogeneity in electrochemical deposition, strong adherence to the electrode surface and chemical stability of the films [18,19]. Fabrication of conducting polymer films is flexible and controllable, and hence it p...