Precise assembly of proteins and carbohydrates for next-generation biomaterials

L Li, G Chen - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
The complexity and diversity of biomacromolecules make them a unique class of building
blocks for generating precise assemblies. They are particularly available to a new …

Exploring coordination preferences and biological applications of pyridyl-based organochalcogen (Se, Te) ligands

A Singh, A Kaushik, JS Dhau, R Kumar - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This review summarizes advancement in the field of pyridyl-based organochalcogen ligands
in terms of their coordination behavior and biological applications. Pyridylchalcogen …

Selective degradation of organic micropollutants by activation of peroxymonosulfate by Se@ NC: Role of Se doping and nonradical pathway mechanism

Y Chai, H Dai, P Zhan, Z Liu, Z Huang, C Tan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, Se@ NC-x decorated with Se was successfully prepared via two-step
calcination with zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF) as a precursor. Mechanistic studies show …

Protein assembly: Controllable design strategies and applications in biology

Y Li, R Tian, H Shi, J Xu, T Wang, J Liu - Aggregate, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein assembly is the structural basis for the collaboration between proteins to accomplish
life activities due to its realization of the domain‐limited and precise spatial arrangement of …

Rational design of allosteric switchable catalysts

T Pan, Y Wang, X Xue, C Zhang - Exploration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Allosteric regulation, in many cases, involves switching the activities of natural enzymes,
which further affects the enzymatic network and cell signaling in the living systems. The …

Copper-based nanomaterials as peroxidase candidates for intelligent colorimetric detection and antibacterial applications

Y Huang, H Zhong, C Jiang, J Yang, J Zhang, F Zhao… - Particuology, 2024 - Elsevier
With natural polyphenol compound tannic acid (TA) as the ingredient, copper tannate
(CuTA) nanolayer material was formed by self-assembly under the conditions of heating and …

Single-layer semiconductor-decorated flexible 2D protein nanosheets by engineered anchoring for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production

X Yu, H Li, W Tian, Y Ge, T Wang, Z Qi, J Liu - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Protein self-assembly can be accurately manipulated to form ordered nanostructures
through various supramolecular forces. This strategy is expected to make significant …

Liquid Phase Exfoliation of Protein Parent Crystals into Nanosheets and Fibrils Based on Orthogonal Supramolecular Interactions

L Li, L Ye, Y Shi, L Yin, G Chen - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Proteins are attractive building blocks for fabricating diverse and precise nanomaterials.
However, the facile fabrication of multidimensional artificial assemblies is highly …

Biomimetic construction of artificial selenoenzymes

H Zhao, C Xu, T Wang, J Liu - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium exists in the form of selenocysteines in selenoproteins and plays a pivotal role in
the catalytic process of the antioxidative enzymes. In order to study the structural and …

Reply to “Comment on 'Engineered Selenium/Human Serum Albumin Nanoparticles for Efficient Targeted Treatment of Parkinson's Disease via Oral Gavage'”

K Xu, P Huang, Y Peng, S Qu - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
In response to the comment of Zhang et al., we interpreted the results of our article by
reviewing and referring to other published articles. In their comment, Zhang et al. 1 …