A Remarkably Efficient MnFe2O4-based Oxidase Nanozyme

Vernekar, Amit A and Das, Tandrila and Ghosh, Sourav and Mugesh, Govindasamy (2016) A Remarkably Efficient MnFe2O4-based Oxidase Nanozyme. In: CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL, 11 (1). pp. 72-76.

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Abstract

Nanomaterials-based enzyme mimetics (nanozymes) have attracted considerable interest due to their applications in imaging, diagnostics, and therapeutic treatments. Particularly, metal-oxide nanozymes have been shown to mimic the interesting redox properties and biological activities of metalloenzymes. Here we describe an efficient synthesis of MnFe2O4 nanomaterials and show how the morphology can be controlled by using a simple co-precipitation method. The nanomaterials prepared by this method exhibit a remarkable oxidase-like activity. Interestingly, the activity is morphology-dependent, with nanooctahedra (NOh) exhibiting a catalytic efficiency of 2.21 x 10(9) M-1 s(-1), the highest activity ever reported for a nanozyme.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
Publisher:	WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, POSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY
Keywords:	catalytic efficiency; enzyme mimetics; morphology; nanooctahedra; nanozymes; oxidases
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	29 Feb 2016 07:36
Last Modified:	29 Feb 2016 07:36
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53318

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