The self-organization of Zn(II) complexes on the surface of 1.6-nm diameter gold nanoparticles (nanozymes) allows the spontaneous formation of multiple bimetallic catalytic sites capable to promote the cleavage of a RNA model substrate. We show that by tuning the structure of the nanoparticle-coating monolayer, it is possible to decrease the polarity of the reaction site, and this in turn generates remarkable increments of the cleavage efficiency.
Efficient Phosphodiester Cleaving Nanozymes Resulting from Multivalency and Local Medium Polarity Control
MANCIN, FABRIZIO;SCRIMIN, PAOLO MARIA
2014
Abstract
The self-organization of Zn(II) complexes on the surface of 1.6-nm diameter gold nanoparticles (nanozymes) allows the spontaneous formation of multiple bimetallic catalytic sites capable to promote the cleavage of a RNA model substrate. We show that by tuning the structure of the nanoparticle-coating monolayer, it is possible to decrease the polarity of the reaction site, and this in turn generates remarkable increments of the cleavage efficiency.File in questo prodotto:
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