The design of artificial catalysts able to compete with the catalytic proficiency of enzymes is
an intense subject of research. Non-covalent interactions are thought to be involved in …

The urge to meet the ever-growing needs of sensing technology has spurred research to
look for new alternatives to traditional analytical methods. In this scenario, the glucometer is …

Although aqueous solutions are considered to be sustainable, environmentally friendly
reaction media, their use is often limited by poor reactant solubility. This limitation can be …

Non-covalent interactions in the second coordination sphere of metalloenzymes play a
significant role in determining activity and selectivity. The importance of these interactions is …

Designing artificial systems with catalytic efficiencies to rival those of natural enzymes is one
of the great challenges facing science today. Our current level of understanding fails the …

A new and straightforward method for screening highly catalytically active silver
nanoparticle− polymer composites derived from branched polyethyleneimine (PEI) is …

The excellent catalytic properties of colloidal metal nanoparticles (M-NPs), such as good
selectivity, efficiency, and recyclability, have attracted great interest in academic and …

Conspectus In many origin-of-life scenarios, inorganic materials, such as FeS or mineral
clays, play an important role owing to their ability to concentrate and select small organic …

The catalytic activity of a series of Au monolayer protected colloids (Au MPCs) containing
different ratios of the catalytic unit triazacyclononane⋅ ZnII (TACN⋅ ZnII) and an inert …

In this work, we describe the application of a synthetic enzyme (synzyme) as the catalyst to
promote the multicomponent synthesis of isoxazol-5 (4H)-one derivatives. The catalytic …