Gold Nanozymes: Smart Hybrids with Outstanding Applications
Nanozymes are nanostructured artificial enzymes that have attracted great attention among researchers because of their ability to mimic relevant biological reactions carried out by their natural counterparts, but with the capability to overcome natural enzymes’ drawbacks such as low thermostability...
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| author | Sandra Jimenez-Falcao Jose M. Méndez-Arriaga Victoria García-Almodóvar Antonio A. García-Valdivia Santiago Gómez-Ruiz |
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| description | Nanozymes are nanostructured artificial enzymes that have attracted great attention among researchers because of their ability to mimic relevant biological reactions carried out by their natural counterparts, but with the capability to overcome natural enzymes’ drawbacks such as low thermostability or narrow substrate scope. The promising enzyme-like properties of these systems make nanozymes excellent candidates for innovative solutions in different scientific fields such as analytical chemistry, catalysis or medicine. Thus, nanozymes with different type of activities are of special interest owing to their versatility since they can reproduce several biological reactions according to the substrates and the environmental conditions. In this context, gold-based nanozymes are a representative example of multifunctional structures that can perform a great number of enzyme-like activities. In addition, the combination of gold-based materials with structures of organic and inorganic chemical nature yields even more powerful hybrid nanozymes, which enhance their activity by providing improved features. This review will carry out a deep insight into gold-based nanozymes, revisiting not only the different type of biological enzymatic reactions that can be achieved with these kinds of systems, but also structural features of some of the most relevant hybrid gold-based nanozymes described in the literature. This literature review will also provide a representative picture of the potential of these structures to solve future technological challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7030018123840839c4fe57489de7b562023-11-30T21:35:50ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442022-12-011311310.3390/catal13010013Gold Nanozymes: Smart Hybrids with Outstanding ApplicationsSandra Jimenez-Falcao0Jose M. Méndez-Arriaga1Victoria García-Almodóvar2Antonio A. García-Valdivia3Santiago Gómez-Ruiz4COMET-NANO Group, Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, SpainCOMET-NANO Group, Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, SpainCOMET-NANO Group, Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, SpainCOMET-NANO Group, Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, SpainCOMET-NANO Group, Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, SpainNanozymes are nanostructured artificial enzymes that have attracted great attention among researchers because of their ability to mimic relevant biological reactions carried out by their natural counterparts, but with the capability to overcome natural enzymes’ drawbacks such as low thermostability or narrow substrate scope. The promising enzyme-like properties of these systems make nanozymes excellent candidates for innovative solutions in different scientific fields such as analytical chemistry, catalysis or medicine. Thus, nanozymes with different type of activities are of special interest owing to their versatility since they can reproduce several biological reactions according to the substrates and the environmental conditions. In this context, gold-based nanozymes are a representative example of multifunctional structures that can perform a great number of enzyme-like activities. In addition, the combination of gold-based materials with structures of organic and inorganic chemical nature yields even more powerful hybrid nanozymes, which enhance their activity by providing improved features. This review will carry out a deep insight into gold-based nanozymes, revisiting not only the different type of biological enzymatic reactions that can be achieved with these kinds of systems, but also structural features of some of the most relevant hybrid gold-based nanozymes described in the literature. This literature review will also provide a representative picture of the potential of these structures to solve future technological challenges.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/13nanozymegold nanoparticleshybrid materialsenzyme activity |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Jimenez-Falcao Jose M. Méndez-Arriaga Victoria García-Almodóvar Antonio A. García-Valdivia Santiago Gómez-Ruiz Gold Nanozymes: Smart Hybrids with Outstanding Applications Catalysts nanozyme gold nanoparticles hybrid materials enzyme activity |
| title | Gold Nanozymes: Smart Hybrids with Outstanding Applications |
| title_full | Gold Nanozymes: Smart Hybrids with Outstanding Applications |
| title_fullStr | Gold Nanozymes: Smart Hybrids with Outstanding Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gold Nanozymes: Smart Hybrids with Outstanding Applications |
| title_short | Gold Nanozymes: Smart Hybrids with Outstanding Applications |
| title_sort | gold nanozymes smart hybrids with outstanding applications |
| topic | nanozyme gold nanoparticles hybrid materials enzyme activity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/13 |
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