Heme-dependent supramolecular nanocatalysts: A review

Y Liu, ZG Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enzymes fold into three-dimensional structures to distribute amino acid residues for
catalysis, which inspired the supramolecular approach to construct enzyme-mimicking …

Highly sensitive biosensing applications of a magnetically immobilizable covalent G-quadruplex-hemin DNAzyme catalytic system

Y Chen, D Qiu, X Zhang, Y Liu, M Cheng, J Lei… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
G-quadruplex/hemin (G4/hemin) DNAzymes are biosensing systems, but their application
remains limited by an overall low activity and a rather high level of unwarranted background …

Chimeric biocatalyst combining peptidic and nucleic acid components overcomes the performance and limitations of the native horseradish peroxidase

X Zhang, D Qiu, J Chen, Y Zhang, J Wang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chimeric peptide-DNAzyme (CPDzyme) is a novel artificial peroxidase that relies on the
covalent assembly of DNA, peptides, and an enzyme cofactor in a single scaffold. An …

Insights into How NH4+ Ions Enhance the Activity of Dimeric G-Quadruplex/Hemin DNAzyme

W Zhou, R Lai, Y Cheng, Y Bao, W Miao, X Cao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dimeric G-quadruplex (G4)/Hemin has been employed to expand the catalytic repertoire of
nucleic acid. Herein, we aim to understand the effect of NH4+ ions on the catalytic behavior …

Topology of DNA G-Quadruplexes Can Be Harnessed in Holliday Junction-Based DNA Suprastructures to Control and Optimize Their Biocatalytic Properties

D Qiu, M Cheng, P Stadlbauer, J Chen, M Langer… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The nature, composition, and topology of the active sites of both natural and artificial
enzymes are key determinants of their catalytic performance. While interesting structural …

Self-assembly of DNA G-quadruplex nanowires: a study of the mechanism towards micrometer length

Y Fan, J Li, M Jiang, J Zhao, L He, Y Wang, F Shao - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The G-quadruplex (GQ) formed by guanine-rich DNA strands exhibits superior thermal
stability and electric properties, which have generated substantial interest in applying GQ …

Exploring the catalytic mechanism of multivalent G-quadruplex/hemin DNAzymes by modulating the position and spatial orientation of connected G-quadruplexes

Y Cao, W Li, R Pei - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract G-quadruplex (G4)-hemin complexes are a convenient peroxidase mimicking
DNAzyme for utilization in biosensing and analytical applications. Although dispersive …

Arginine-Modified Hemin Enhances G-Quadruplex DNAzyme Peroxidase Activity for High Sensitivity Detection

B Liu, T Wang, D Qiu, X Yan, Y Liu, JL Mergny… - Analytical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hemin/G-quadruplex (hG4) complexes are frequently used as artificial peroxidase-like
enzymatic systems (termed G4 DNAzymes) in many biosensing applications, in spite of a …

Effects of heme electronic structure and local heme environment on catalytic activity of a peroxidase-mimicking heme–DNAzyme

S Hagiwara, A Momotake, T Ogura… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The catalytic cycle of a peroxidase-mimicking heme–DNAzyme involves an iron (IV) oxo
porphyrin π-cation radical intermediate known as compound I formed through heterolytic O …

A Cost‐Effective Hemin‐Based Artificial Enzyme Allows for Practical Applications

D Qiu, F He, Y Liu, Z Zhou, Y Yang, Z Long… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials excel in mimicking the structure and function of natural enzymes while being
far more interesting in terms of structural stability, functional versatility, recyclability, and …