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Light‐Induced Triggering of Peroxidase Activity Using Quantum Dots
Author(s) -
Fruk Ljiljana,
Rajendran Vidyalakshmi,
Spengler Mark,
Niemeyer Christof M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.200700594
Subject(s) - biocatalysis , peroxidase , quantum dot , nanotechnology , chemistry , enzyme , computer science , catalysis , biochemistry , materials science , reaction mechanism
On the dot . Peroxidase enzymes, which play a key role in numerous applications in biocatalysis and bioanalytics, were reversibly switched on and off by photoirradiation in the presence of CdS quantum dots (QDs). Four different peroxidases were successfully activated by using this QD‐irradiation methodology. These light switchable catalysts could prove useful in biosensing, biocatalysis, and design of novel cellular assay procedures.