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Rapid and Green Fabrication of Nanozyme with Geminal CuN 3 O Configuration for Efficient Catecholase-Mimicking.

Meng YuanKe HanHong YangLi MiChaofeng HuangXun HuFei He
Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2024)
Fabrication of nanozyme with catecholase-like catalytic activity faces the great challenge of merging outstanding activity with low cost as well as simple, rapid, and low-energy-consumed production, restricting its industrial applications. Herein, an inexpensive yet robust nanozyme (i.e., DT-Cu) via simple one-step coordination between diaminotriazole (DT) and CuSO 4 within 1 h in water at room temperature is constructed. The asymmetric dicopper site with CuN 3 O configuration for each copper as well as Cu─O bond length of ≈1.83 Å and Cu···Cu distance of ≈3.5 Å in DT-Cu resemble those in catechol oxidase (CO), which ensure its prominent intrinsic activity, outperforming most CO-mimicking nanozymes and artificial homogeneous catalysts. The use of inexpensive DT/CuSO 4 in this one-pot strategy endows DT-Cu with only ≈20% cost of natural CO per activity unit. During catalysis, O 2 experienced a 4e-dominated reduction process accompanied by the formation of 1 O 2 and H 2 O 2 intermediates and the product of H 2 O. Benefiting from the low cost as well as the distinctive structure and superior intrinsic activity, DT-Cu presents potential applications ranging from biocatalysis to analytical detection of biomolecules such as epinephrine and beyond.
Keyphrases
  • low cost
  • aqueous solution
  • room temperature
  • metal organic framework
  • loop mediated isothermal amplification
  • wastewater treatment
  • heavy metals
  • risk assessment
  • climate change
  • human health