Greatly improved catalytic activity and direct electron transfer rate of cytochrome C due to the confinement effect in a layered self-assembly structure

Bo-Yang Hua; Jiong Wang; Kang Wang; Xiang Li; Xue-Jun Zhu; Xing-Hua Xia

doi:10.1039/c2cc17516a

Greatly improved catalytic activity and direct electron transfer rate of cytochrome C due to the confinement effect in a layered self-assembly structure

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Feb 25;48(17):2316-8. doi: 10.1039/c2cc17516a. Epub 2012 Jan 19.

Authors

Bo-Yang Hua¹, Jiong Wang, Kang Wang, Xiang Li, Xue-Jun Zhu, Xing-Hua Xia

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.

PMID: 22261736
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc17516a

Abstract

The greatly improved catalytic and electrochemical properties of cytochrome C (cyt C) in a confined environment have been achieved by assembling cyt C within sulfonated graphene (G-SO(3)H) nanosheets.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biocatalysis
Borohydrides / chemistry
Cytochromes c / chemistry
Cytochromes c / metabolism*
Electron Transport
Graphite / chemistry
Nanostructures / chemistry
Oxides / chemistry

Substances

Borohydrides
Oxides
Graphite
sodium borohydride
Cytochromes c