Unraveling the enzyme-like activity of heterogeneous single atom catalyst

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Feb 19;55(16):2285-2288. doi: 10.1039/c9cc00199a.

Abstract

Herein, we report a heterogeneous single iron atom catalyst exhibiting excellent peroxidase, oxidase and catalase enzyme-like activities (defined as single atom enzymes, SAEs), exceeding those of Fe3O4 nanozymes by a factor of 40. Our findings open up a new family of artificial materials that mimic natural enzymes.

MeSH terms

  • Biomimetic Materials / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Ferric Compounds / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Peroxidase / metabolism*

Substances

  • Ferric Compounds
  • ferric oxide
  • Peroxidase