Facile Fabrication of 1-Methylimidazole/Cu Nanozyme with Enhanced Laccase Activity for Fast Degradation and Sensitive Detection of Phenol Compounds

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Title: Facile Fabrication of 1-Methylimidazole/Cu Nanozyme with Enhanced Laccase Activity for Fast Degradation and Sensitive Detection of Phenol Compounds
Authors: Yu Lei, Bin He, Shujun Huang, Xinyan Chen, Jian Sun
Source: Molecules, Vol 27, Iss 15, p 4712 (2022)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Organic chemistry
Subject Terms: laccase, phenolic oxidation, nanozyme, intelligent detection, self-assembly synthesis, Organic chemistry, QD241-441
More Details: Facile construction of functional nanomaterials with laccase-like activity is important in sustainable chemistry since laccase is featured as an efficient and promising catalyst especially for phenolic degradation but still has the challenges of high cost, low activity, poor stability and unsatisfied recyclability. In this paper, we report a simple method to synthesize nanozymes with enhanced laccase-like activity by the self-assembly of copper ions with various imidazole derivatives. In the case of 1-methylimidazole as the ligand, the as-synthesized nanozyme (denoted as Cu-MIM) has the highest yield and best activity among the nanozymes prepared. Compared to laccase, the Km of Cu-MIM nanozyme to phenol is much lower, and the vmax is 6.8 times higher. In addition, Cu-MIM maintains excellent stability in a variety of harsh environments, such as high pH, high temperature, high salt concentration, organic solvents and long-term storage. Based on the Cu-MIM nanozyme, we established a method for quantitatively detecting phenol concentration through a smartphone, which is believed to have important applications in environmental protection, pollutant detection and other fields.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1420-3049
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/15/4712; https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154712
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b338172ec7f74a31bf157898eb348814
Accession Number: edsdoj.b338172ec7f74a31bf157898eb348814
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:14203049
DOI:10.3390/molecules27154712
Published in:Molecules
Language:English