Insights on catalytic mechanism of CeO2 as multiple nanozymes

Y Ma, Z Tian, W Zhai, Y Qu - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
CeO2 with the reversible Ce3+/Ce4+ redox pair exhibits multiple enzyme-like catalytic
performance, which has been recognized as a promising nanozyme with potentials for …

Visualizing the DNA repair process by a photolyase at atomic resolution

M Maestre-Reyna, PH Wang, E Nango, Y Hosokawa… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Photolyases, a ubiquitous class of flavoproteins, use blue light to repair DNA photolesions.
In this work, we determined the structural mechanism of the photolyase-catalyzed repair of a …

Photolyase-Like Catalytic Behavior of CeO2

Z Tian, T Yao, C Qu, S Zhang, X Li, Y Qu - Nano Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials with intrinsic enzyme-like characteristics exhibit their great potentials as
alternatives to natural enzymes. Among various enzymes, the finding of substitutes of DNA …

Need of quantum biology to investigate beneficial effects at low doses (< 100 mSv) and maximize peaceful applications of nuclear energy

A Chandra, DK Aswal - MAPAN, 2024 - Springer
In an era defined by energy security, healthcare advancements, and the pursuit of clean
energy solutions, nuclear energy emerges as a potent candidate. However, a major …

Using Enzymes for Catalysis under Industrial Conditions

E Erdem, JM Woodley - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Using enzymes for the catalysis of synthetically interesting chemical reactions enables high
selectivity under mild conditions. However, for biocatalysis to be viable in an industrial …

Coenzyme coupling boosts charge transport through single bioactive enzyme junctions

X Zhuang, A Zhang, S Qiu, C Tang, S Zhao, H Li… - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
Oxidation of formate to CO 2 is catalyzed via the donation of electrons from formate
dehydrogenase (FDH) to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), and thus the charge …

Investigation of Markovian and non-Markovian search processes of monomers of a Rouse chain confined in a spherical cavity

Y Chen, X Tian, X Xu, WS Xu, J Chen - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
We study the process of monomers of a Rouse chain confined in a spherical cavity of radius
R b to search for a small opening of radius a on the cavity surface by combining scaling …

Ultrafast flavin/tryptophan radical pair kinetics in a magnetically sensitive artificial protein

C Bialas, DT Barnard, DB Auman… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Radical pair formation and decay are implicated in a wide range of biological processes
including avian magnetoreception. However, studying such biological radical pairs is …

Genomic Analysis of Haloarchaea from Diverse Environments, including Permian Halite, Reveals Diversity of Ultraviolet Radiation Survival and DNA Photolyase Gene …

S Nag, P DasSarma, DJ Crowley, R Hamawi, S Tepper… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation responses of extremophilic and archaeal microorganisms are of
interest from evolutionary, physiological, and astrobiological perspectives. Previous studies …

A comparative study of the target search of end monomers of real and Rouse chains under spherical confinement

Y Chen, X Tian, X Xu, WS Xu, J Chen - The Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We study the dynamics of the end monomers of a real chain confined in a spherical cavity to
search for a small target on the cavity surface using Langevin dynamics simulation. The …