Confining Natural/Mimetic Enzyme Cascade in an Amorphous Metal-Organic Framework for the Construction of Recyclable Biomaterials with Catalytic Activity

Langmuir. 2022 Jan 25;38(3):927-936. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02093. Epub 2022 Jan 12.

Abstract

Integrating nanozymes with natural enzymes to form cascade reactions is one of the most promising ways to develop biocatalysts with versatile performance; however, the applicability of the cascade is typically hampered by the instability of enzymes and the hindrance of mass transfer in the host environment. Utilizing amorphous ZIF-90 (aZIF-90) as a host material, herein, we have reported a one-pot way to encapsulate glucose oxidase (GOx) and magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) to form GOx/MNP@aZIF-90. We reasoned that the amorphous structure of ZIF-90 not only provides a protected environment to confine the cascade reaction but also generates mesopores and internal voids to improve the performance of the enzymatic cascade. The catalytic activity of aZIF-90 was almost 4 times higher than that of crystalline composites, and the residual activity was higher than 80% after being stored for 9 days. This is the first time that GOx and MNP were simultaneously confined in aZIF-90 with mesopores, which suggested that an amorphous metal-organic framework is promising in the development of an enzymatic cascade.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Biomimetics
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Glucose Oxidase
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks*

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks
  • Glucose Oxidase