Nanoassembly of biocompatible microcapsules for urease encapsulation and their use as biomimetic reactors

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 May 28:(20):2150-2. doi: 10.1039/b601490a. Epub 2006 Apr 13.

Abstract

Biocompatible polypeptide capsules with high enzyme loading and activity prepared by templating mesoporous silica spheres were used as biomimetic reactors for performing CaCO3 synthesis exclusively inside the capsule interior via urease-catalyzed urea hydrolysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Biomimetic Materials / chemistry*
  • Calcium Carbonate / chemistry
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Microspheres
  • Polyglutamic Acid / chemistry
  • Polylysine / chemistry
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Urea / chemistry
  • Urease / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Polylysine
  • Polyglutamic Acid
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Urea
  • Urease
  • Calcium Carbonate