Ya Wang, Yuanhua Wei, Siqi Li, Guang Hu

A Nitro Functionalized MOF with Multi-Enzyme Mimetic Activities for the Colorimetric Sensing of Glucose at Neutral pH

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Analytical Chemistry
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Benefiting from the advantages like large surface area, flexible constitution, and diverse structure, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been one of the most ideal candidates for nanozymes. In this study, a nitro-functionalized MOF, namely NO2-MIL-53(Cu), was synthesized. Multi-enzyme mimetic activities were discovered on this MOF, including peroxidase-like, oxidase-like, and laccase-like activity. Compared to the non-functional counterpart (MIL-53(Cu)), NO2-MIL-53(Cu) displayed superior enzyme mimetic activities, indicating a positive role of the nitro group in the MOF. Subsequently, the effects of reaction conditions on enzyme mimetic activities were investigated. Remarkably, NO2-MIL-53(Cu) exhibited excellent peroxidase-like activity even at neutral pH. Based on this finding, a simple colorimetric sensing platform was developed for the detection of H2O2 and glucose, respectively. The detection liner range for H2O2 is 1–800 μM with a detection limit of 0.69 μM. The detection liner range for glucose is linear range 0.5–300 μM with a detection limit of 2.6 μM. Therefore, this work not only provides an applicable colorimetric platform for glucose detection in a physiological environment, but also offers guidance for the rational design of efficient nanozymes with multi-enzyme mimetic activities.

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