In situ enzymatic control of colloidal phoresis and catalysis through hydrolysis of ATP

E Shandilya, B Rallabandi, S Maiti - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The ability to sense chemical gradients and respond with directional motility and chemical
activity is a defining feature of complex living systems. There is a strong interest among …

A transient vesicular glue for amplification and temporal regulation of biocatalytic reaction networks

A Kamra, S Das, P Bhatt, M Solra, T Maity, S Rana - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Regulation of enzyme activity and biocatalytic cascades on compartmentalized cellular
components is key to the adaptation of cellular processes such as signal transduction and …

Perpetuating enzymatically induced spatiotemporal pH and catalytic heterogeneity of a hydrogel by nanoparticles

RR Mahato, E Shandilya, S Maiti - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The attainment of spatiotemporally inhomogeneous chemical and physical properties within
a system is gaining attention across disciplines due to the resemblance to environmental …

Dictating catalytic preference and activity of a nanoparticle by modulating its multivalent engagement

RR Mahato, E Shandilya, B Dasgupta, S Maiti - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Incorporating adaptive and dynamic behavior in a catalytic system is the foremost
prerequisite to gain nature-like complex functionality in a synthetic chemical network …

Enzyme-Mediated Temporal Control over the Conformational Disposition of a Condensed Protein in Macromolecular Crowded Media

E Shandilya, AS Bains, S Maiti - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Temporal regulation between input and output signals is one of the hallmarks of complex
biological processes. Herein, we report that the conformational disposition of a protein in …

Macromolecular crowding effect on the activity of liposome-bound alkaline phosphatase: a paradoxical inhibitory action

A Deshwal, S Maiti - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The cytoplasm of a cell is extremely crowded, with 20–30% being large biomolecules. This
crowding enforces a significant amount of the physical and chemical barrier around …

Benchmarking cationic monolayer protected nanoparticles and micelles for phosphate‐mediated and nucleotide‐selective proton transfer catalysis

RR Mahato, S Juneja, S Maiti - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Both micelles and self‐assembled monolayer (SAM)‐protected nanoparticles are capable of
efficiently hosting water‐immiscible substrates to carry out organic reactions in aqueous …

Co-assembly-mediated biosupramolecular catalysis: thermodynamic insights into nucleobase specific (oligo) nucleotide attachment and cleavage

S Maiti - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Gaining control over the stability and cleavage of phosphoester and phosphodiester
remains a matter of interest for their application in biotechnology to oligonucleotide-based …

Interconnectivity between Surface Reactivity and Self‐Assembly of Kemp Elimination Catalyzing Nanorods

E Shandilya, B Dasgupta, S Maiti - Chemistry–A European …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the fundamental facts behind dynamicity of catalytic processes has been a
longstanding quest across disciplines. Herein, we report self‐assembly of catalytically active …

Generation of Bilayer Asymmetry and Membrane Curvature by the Sugar‐Cleaving Enzyme Invertase

A Nowbagh, A Deshwal, M Kadu… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The catalytic action of invertase generates bilayer asymmetry that stabilises membrane
curvature. The driving mechanism for the generation of membrane curvature by invertase is …