TY - JOUR
T1 - Directed metallization of single-enzyme molecules with preserved enzymatic activity
AU - Vernick, Sefi
AU - Moscovich-Dagan, Hila
AU - Porat-Ophir, Carmit
AU - Rishpon, Judith
AU - Freeman, Amihay
AU - Shacham-Diamand, Yosi
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - A new method for the fabrication of molecular, water-soluble, and biologically active enzymemetal hybrids was designed and its feasibility demonstrated. The method is based on the display of nucleation sites directing a subsequent electroless deposition of palladium and other metals to the enzyme's surface. The process is carried out under mild physiological conditions, enabling the preservation of enzymatic activity and water solubility. The feasibility of the new method was demonstrated by using the enzyme glucose oxidase and palladium combination as the first model system. The glucose oxidasepalladium hybrid thus obtained retained their solubility and enzymatic glucose oxidation capabilities. Hybrids immobilized on platinum electrodes exhibited nanowiring and effective direct electron transfer from the enzyme catalytic site to the electrode. The new enzymemetal hybrids thus obtained may be readily incorporated into miniaturic biosensors and biochips, used as novel antibacterial agents or as markers for improved invivo imaging. Furthermore, the methodology developed may be readily extended to a series of metal coatings on the surface of biologically active proteins.
AB - A new method for the fabrication of molecular, water-soluble, and biologically active enzymemetal hybrids was designed and its feasibility demonstrated. The method is based on the display of nucleation sites directing a subsequent electroless deposition of palladium and other metals to the enzyme's surface. The process is carried out under mild physiological conditions, enabling the preservation of enzymatic activity and water solubility. The feasibility of the new method was demonstrated by using the enzyme glucose oxidase and palladium combination as the first model system. The glucose oxidasepalladium hybrid thus obtained retained their solubility and enzymatic glucose oxidation capabilities. Hybrids immobilized on platinum electrodes exhibited nanowiring and effective direct electron transfer from the enzyme catalytic site to the electrode. The new enzymemetal hybrids thus obtained may be readily incorporated into miniaturic biosensors and biochips, used as novel antibacterial agents or as markers for improved invivo imaging. Furthermore, the methodology developed may be readily extended to a series of metal coatings on the surface of biologically active proteins.
KW - Biosensors
KW - Electroless deposition
KW - Metal-enzyme hybrid
KW - Metallization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=59049107194&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TNANO.2008.2005920
DO - 10.1109/TNANO.2008.2005920
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AN - SCOPUS:59049107194
SN - 1536-125X
VL - 8
SP - 95
EP - 99
JO - IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
JF - IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
IS - 1
M1 - 4625952
ER -