Selenium-functionalized metal-organic frameworks as enzyme mimics

Weiqiang Zhou, Hongfeng Li, Bin Xia, Wenlan Ji, Shaobo Ji, Weina Zhang, Wei Huang, Fengwei Huo, Huaping Xu

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Abstract

The development of artificial enzyme mimics has been rapidly growing in recent years, and it is attracting increasing attention owing to their remarkable advantages over natural enzymes. Herein, we developed a general and facile method to fabricate efficient glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mimics by grafting selenium-containing molecules (phenylselenylbromide, PhSeBr) to a Zr(IV)-based UiO-66-NH2 framework. In the presence of glutathione (GSH) serving as substrate, the fabricated UiO-66-Se catalysts can catalyze the reduction of hydroperoxides. The as-prepared UiO-66-Se systems show good catalytic activity over three cycles. These high-efficiency GPx mimic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are endowed with excellent thermal and structural stability, providing a promising avenue for the development of artificial enzyme mimics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5761-5768
Number of pages8
JournalNano Research
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2018

Keywords

  • enzyme mimic
  • metal-organic frameworks
  • nano chemistry
  • postsynthetic modification
  • selenium chemistry

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