One-pot synthesis of protein-embedded metal-organic frameworks with enhanced biological activities.

Lyu, Fengjiao; Zhang, Yifei; Zare, Richard N; Ge, Jun; Liu, Zheng · Nano Lett · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Protein molecules were directly embedded in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by a coprecipitation method. The protein molecules majorly embedded on the surface region of MOFs display high biological activities. As a demonstration of the power of such materials, the resulting Cyt c embedded in ZIF-8 showed a 10-fold increase in peroxidase activity compared to free Cyt c in solution and thus gave convenient, fast, and highly sensitive detection of trace amounts of explosive organic peroxides in solution.

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