Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(13)
Published: Feb. 27, 2023
With
the
threat
posed
by
drug-resistant
pathogenic
bacteria,
developing
non-antibiotic
strategies
for
eradicating
clinically
prevalent
superbugs
remains
challenging.
Ferroptosis
is
a
newly
discovered
form
of
regulated
cell
death
that
can
overcome
drug
resistance.
Emerging
evidence
shows
potential
triggering
ferroptosis-like
antibacterial
therapy,
but
direct
delivery
iron
species
inefficient
and
may
cause
detrimental
effects.
Herein,
an
effective
strategy
to
induce
bacterial
nonferrous
coordinating
single-atom
metal
sites
(e.g.,
Ir
Ru)
into
sp
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(7), P. 4279 - 4293
Published: Feb. 6, 2023
How
to
optimize
the
enzyme-like
catalytic
activity
of
nanozymes
improve
their
applicability
has
become
a
great
challenge.
Herein,
we
present
an
l-cysteine
(l-Cys)
coordination-driven
self-assembly
strategy
activate
polyvinylpyrrolidone
(PVP)-modified
Cu
single-atom
MoOx-Cu-Cys
(denoted
as
MCCP
SAzymes)
aiming
at
tumor-specific
therapy.
The
single
atom
content
can
be
rationally
modulated
10.10
wt
%,
which
activates
catalase
(CAT)-like
MoOx
nanoparticles
catalyze
decomposition
H2O2
in
acidic
microenvironments
increase
O2
production.
Excitingly,
maximized
CAT-like
efficiency
is
138-fold
higher
than
that
typical
MnO2
and
exhibits
14.3-fold
affinity
natural
catalase,
demonstrated
by
steady-state
kinetics.
We
verify
well-defined
l-Cys-Cu···O
active
sites
match
through
l-Cys
bridge-accelerated
electron
transfer
from
Cys-Cu
disclosed
density
functional
theory
calculations.
Simultaneously,
high
loading
atoms
also
enable
generation
•OH
via
Fenton-like
reaction.
Moreover,
under
X-ray
irradiation,
converts
1O2
for
cascading
radiodynamic
therapy,
thereby
facilitating
multiple
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
radiosensitization
achieve
substantial
antitumor.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36(10)
Published: Feb. 11, 2023
Nanozymes,
a
class
of
nanomaterials
mimicking
the
function
enzymes,
have
aroused
much
attention
as
candidate
in
diverse
fields
with
arbitrarily
tunable
features
owing
to
diversity
crystalline
nanostructures,
composition,
and
surface
configurations.
However,
uncertainty
their
active
sites
lower
intrinsic
deficiencies
nanomaterial-initiated
catalysis
compared
natural
enzymes
promote
pursuing
alternatives
by
imitating
biological
centers.
Single-atom
nanozymes
(SAzymes)
maximize
atom
utilization
well-defined
structure,
providing
an
important
bridge
investigate
mechanism
relationship
between
structure
catalytic
activity.
They
risen
new
burgeoning
alternative
enzyme
from
vitro
bioanalytical
tool
vivo
therapy
flexible
atomic
engineering
structure.
Here,
focus
is
mainly
on
three
parts.
First,
detailed
overview
single-atom
catalyst
synthesis
strategies
including
bottom-up
top-down
approaches
given.
Then,
according
structural
feature
nanocatalysts,
influence
factors
such
central
metal
atom,
coordination
number,
heteroatom
doping,
metal-support
interaction
are
discussed
representative
applications
(including
antibacterial/antiviral
performance,
cancer
therapy,
biosensing)
highlighted.
In
end,
future
perspective
challenge
facing
demonstrated.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(4), P. 1505 - 1513
Published: Feb. 3, 2023
Single-atom
catalysts
with
well-defined
atomic
structures
and
precisely
regulated
coordination
environments
have
been
recognized
as
potential
substitutes
for
natural
metalloenzymes.
Inspired
by
the
metal
structure
of
enzymes,
we
show
here
that
oxidase-like
activity
single-atom
Co
greatly
depends
on
their
local
N
around
catalytic
sites.
We
synthesized
a
series
different
nitrogen
numbers
(Co–Nx(C),
x
=
2,
3,
4)
demonstrated
could
be
effectively
tailored
fine-tuning
coordination.
Among
studied
catalysts,
Co–N3(C)
three-coordinate
atoms
shows
optimum
oxygen
adsorption
robust
reactive
species
(ROS)
generation,
thus
presenting
preferable
activity.
This
work
facilitates
future
development
rational
nanozyme
designs
targeting
reactions
at
level.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(44)
Published: Sept. 9, 2022
Development
of
effective
and
stable
catalysts
for
CO2
hydrogenation
into
ethanol
remains
a
challenge.
Herein,
we
report
that
Rh1
/CeTiOx
single-atom
catalyst
constructed
by
embedding
monoatomic
Rh
onto
Ti-doped
CeO2
support
has
shown
super
high
selectivity
(≈99.1
%),
record-breaking
turnover
frequency
(493.1
h-1
),
outstanding
stability.
Synergistic
effects
Ti-doption
contribute
to
this
excellent
catalytic
performance
firstly
facilitating
oxygen
vacancies
formation
generate
oxygen-vacancy-Rh
Lewis-acid-base
pairs,
which
favor
adsorption
activation,
cleavage
C-O
bonds
in
CHx
OH*
COOH*
*
CO*
species,
subsequent
C-C
coupling
ethanol,
secondly
generating
strong
Rh-O
bond
Ti-doping-induced
crystal
reconstruction,
contributes
striking
This
work
highlights
the
importance
elaborating
regulation
design
substantially
improve
performance.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(39)
Published: July 21, 2022
Ruthenium
(Ru)
has
been
theoretically
considered
a
viable
alkaline
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
electrocatalyst
due
to
its
fast
water
dissociation
kinetics.
However,
strong
affinity
the
adsorbed
hydroxyl
(OH
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(19)
Published: March 6, 2023
Nanozymes
aim
to
mimic
the
highly
evolved
active
centers
of
natural
enzymes.
Despite
progress
in
nanozyme
engineering,
their
catalytic
performance
is
much
less
favorable
compared
with
This
study
shows
that
precise
control
over
atomic
configuration
Co
single-atom
nanozymes
(SAzymes)
enables
rational
regulation
catalase-like
guided
by
theorical
calculations.
The
constructed
Co-N3
PS
SAzyme
exhibits
an
excellent
activity
and
kinetics,
exceeding
representative
controls
Co-based
SAzymes
different
configurations.
Moreover,
we
developed
ordered
structure-oriented
coordination
design
strategy
for
rationally
engineering
established
a
correlation
between
structure
enzyme-like
performance.
work
demonstrates
efficient
sites
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(49), P. 22747 - 22758
Published: Nov. 25, 2022
As
a
type
of
heterogeneous
catalyst
expected
for
the
maximum
atom
efficiency,
series
single-atom
catalysts
(SACs)
containing
spatially
isolated
metal
single
atoms
(M-SAs)
have
been
successfully
prepared
by
confining
M-SAs
in
pore-nanospaces
porphyrinic
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs).
The
MOF
composites
M-SAs@Pd-PCN-222-NH2
(M
=
Pt,
Ir,
Au,
and
Ru)
display
exceptionally
high
persistent
efficiency
photocatalytic
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
with
turnover
number
(TON)
up
to
21713
32
h
beginning/lasting
frequency
(TOF)
larger
than
1200/600
h–1
based
on
under
visible
light
irradiation
(λ
≥
420
nm).
photo-/electrochemical
property
studies
density
functional
theory
calculations
disclose
that
close
proximity
catalytically
active
Pt-SAs
Pd–porphyrin
photosensitizers
confinement
stabilization
effect
chemical
binding
could
accelerate
electron–hole
separation
charge
transfer
pore-nanospaces,
thus
promoting
catalytic
H2
lasting
effectiveness.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(28)
Published: April 4, 2023
For
current
single-atom
catalysts
(SACs),
modulating
the
coordination
environments
of
rare-earth
(RE)
single
atoms
with
complex
electronic
orbital
and
flexible
chemical
states
is
still
limited.
Herein,
cerium
(Ce)
SAs
supported
on
a
P,
S,
N
co-doped
hollow
carbon
substrate
(Ce
SAs/PSNC)
for
oxygen
reduction
reaction
(ORR)
are
reported.
The
as-prepared
Ce
SAs/PSNC
possesses
half-wave
potential
0.90
V,
turnover
frequency
value
52.2
s
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(30), P. 16835 - 16842
Published: July 24, 2023
In
nature,
enzymatic
reactions
occur
in
well-functioning
catalytic
pockets,
where
substrates
bind
and
react
by
properly
arranging
the
sites
amino
acids
a
three-dimensional
(3D)
space.
Single-atom
nanozymes
(SAzymes)
are
new
type
of
with
active
similar
to
those
natural
metalloenzymes.
However,
centers
current
SAzymes
two-dimensional
(2D)
architectures
lack
collaborative
substrate-binding
features
limits
their
activity.
Herein,
we
report
dimensionality
engineering
strategy
convert
conventional
2D
Fe–N-4
into
3D
structures
integrating
oxidized
sulfur
functionalities
onto
carbon
plane.
Our
results
suggest
that
could
serve
as
binding
for
assisting
substrate
orientation
facilitating
desorption
H2O,
resulting
an
outstanding
specific
activity
up
119.77
U
mg–1,
which
is
6.8
times
higher
than
FeN4C
SAzymes.
This
study
paves
way
rational
design
highly
single-atom
nanozymes.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
32(36)
Published: May 31, 2022
Abstract
The
atomically
monodispersed
dual‐atom
nanozyme
not
only
possesses
the
advantages
of
homogeneous
active
centers
and
high
atomic
utilization
efficiency
but
also
exhibits
amazing
synergistic
effect
for
higher
catalytic
activities
than
single‐atom
nanozyme.
However,
how
to
construct
with
multi‐enzyme
cascade
capacity
protecting
against
brain
tissue
damage
is
a
great
challenge.
Herein,
coping
secondary
caused
by
explosive
generation
reactive
oxygen
species(ROS)
during
cerebral
ischemia‐reperfusion,
antioxidant
system
constructed
encapsulating
dual‐Fe‐atom
(Fe
2
NC)
in
selenium‐containing
MOF
(Se‐MOF)
shell
layer.
designed
superoxide
dismutase‐like,
catalase‐like,
even
oxidase‐like
Fe
1
nanozyme,
moreover,
Se‐MOF
layer
acts
as
glutathione
peroxidase
mimic,
improves
stability
biocompatibility
NC
obviously.
has
been
demonstrated
be
main
reason
activity
density
functional
theory
calculations.
In
vitro
vivo
results
reveal
that
multifunctional
NC@Se
nanoparticles
can
counteract
oxidative
inhibit
neural
apoptosis
after
ischemia‐reperfusion
injury
effectively
eliminating
intracellular
ROS
potentially
inhibiting
ASK1/JNK
apoptotic
signaling
pathway.