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One-pot synthesis of mesoporous cobalt phosphate used as a catalase-like nanozyme
Hughes, Davin V. Berstler, Calvin Trewyn, Brian G.
Hughes, Davin V.
Berstler, Calvin
Trewyn, Brian G.
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2024-04
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Being able to conduct multi-step chemoenzymatic catalysis in a one-pot system is a challenging task. A chemoenzymatic reaction represents a reaction where two or more consecutive transformations take place in a single reaction vessel. This process uses both enzymatic and chemical catalysis to more efficiently generate desired products from commercially available starting materials while removing the need to isolate intermediates. With new techniques to support employing enzymes and organic species within single-pot systems, the use of catalytically active mesoporous nanomaterials as enzyme supports has the potential benefits to enhance the performance of chemoenzymatic tandem systems. There are numerous advantages to using enzymes though they are costly and their functionality is limited to a small range of temperatures and pH levels. Because of this, enzyme mimics (Nanozymes) are very sought-after inorganic alternatives that are low-cost, high-stability alternatives. Here I explore a low-cost, high-efficiency method to synthesize a mesoporous cobalt phosphate (mCoPi) with the ability to transform hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen and to be able to act as a catalase-like nanozyme in a variety of harsh local environments.
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