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Molecular Design of Heteroprotein Assemblies Providing a Bionanocup as a Chemical Reactor
Author(s) -
Koshiyama Tomomi,
Yokoi Norihiko,
Ueno Takafumi,
Kanamaru Shuji,
Nagano Shingo,
Shiro Yoshitsugu,
Arisaka Fumio,
Watanabe Yoshihito
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200700855
Subject(s) - porphyrin , solubility , catalysis , composite number , materials science , chemical engineering , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
A bionanocup chemical reactor is constructed from a heteroprotein assembly from bacteriophage T4. The preparation of a stable iron(III) porphyrin–bionanocup composite is described. The hydrophobic cup provides a space suitable for the fixation of low‐water‐solubility iron(III) porphyrins. The application of the iron(III) porphyrin–bionanocup composites for the catalysis of sulfoxidation of thioanisoles is demonstrated (see figure).