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SUBMITTER: Zhang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541601 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Zhang Xianzhi X Fedeli Stefano S Gopalakrishnan Sanjana S Huang Rui R Gupta Aarohi A Luther David C DC Rotello Vincent M VM
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology 20200622 19
We demonstrate here the protection of biorthogonal transition metal catalysts (TMCs) in biological environments by using self-assembled monolayers on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Encapsulation of TMCs in this hydrophobic environment preserves catalytic activity in presence of pH conditions and complex biological media that would deactivate free catalyst. Significantly, the protection affords by these nanozymes extends to isolation of the catalyst active site, as demonstrated by the independence o ...[more]