Deciphering the catalytic mechanism of superoxide dismutase activity of carbon dot nanozyme

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) nanozymes show mitigating effect on oxidative stress-related diseases, but are limited by their modest activity. Here, the authors report a carbon dot SOD nanozyme with catalytic activity matching natural enzymes and unveil its catalytic mechanism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wenhui Gao, Jiuyang He, Lei Chen, Xiangqin Meng, Yana Ma, Liangliang Cheng, Kangsheng Tu, Xingfa Gao, Cui Liu, Mingzhen Zhang, Kelong Fan, Dai-Wen Pang, Xiyun Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35828-2