How do enzymes orient when trapped on metal–organic framework (MOF) surfaces?

Y Pan, H Li, J Farmakes, F Xiao, B Chen… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Enzyme immobilization in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) offers retained enzyme
integrity and activity, enhanced stability, and reduced leaching. Trapping enzymes on MOF …

Expanding the “library” of metal–organic frameworks for enzyme biomineralization

D Jordahl, Z Armstrong, Q Li, R Gao, W Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are advanced platforms for enzyme immobilization.
Enzymes can be entrapped via either diffusion (into pre-formed MOFs) or co-crystallization …

Size-tunable metal–organic framework-coated magnetic nanoparticles for enzyme encapsulation and large-substrate biocatalysis

Q Li, Y Pan, H Li, L Alhalhooly, Y Li… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Immobilizing enzymes on nanoparticles (NPs) enhances the cost-efficiency of biocatalysis;
however, when the substrates are large, it becomes difficult to separate the enzyme@ NP …

Enzyme immobilization on graphite oxide (GO) surface via one-pot synthesis of GO/metal–organic framework composites for large-substrate biocatalysis

J Farmakes, I Schuster, A Overby… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Although enzyme immobilization has improved many areas, biocatalysis involving large-size
substrates is still challenging for immobilization platform design because of the protein …

Metal–Organic Materials (MOMs) Enhance Proteolytic Selectivity, Efficiency, and Reusability of Trypsin: A Time-Resolved Study on Proteolysis

Q Li, Z Armstrong, A MacRae, A Ugrinov… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Proteases are involved in essential biological functions in nature and have become drug
targets recently. In spite of the promising progress, two challenges,(i) the intrinsic instability …

One-pot synthesis of enzyme@ metal–organic material (MOM) biocomposites for enzyme biocatalysis

Y Pan, H Li, M Lenertz, Y Han, A Ugrinov, D Kilin… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–organic frameworks/materials (MOFs/MOMs) are advanced enzyme immobilization
platforms that improve biocatalysis, materials science, and protein biophysics. A unique way …

Impact of Crystallinity on Enzyme Orientation and Dynamics upon Biomineralization in Metal–Organic Frameworks

Z Armstrong, A MacRae, M Lenertz, Q Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aqueous-phase co-crystallization (also known as biomimetic mineralization or
biomineralization) is a unique way to encapsulate large enzymes, enzyme clusters, and …

Unveiling the orientation and dynamics of enzymes in unstructured artificial compartments of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)

Y Pan, Q Li, W Liu, Z Armstrong, A MacRae, L Feng… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Confining enzymes in well-shaped MOF compartments is a promising approach to mimic the
cellular environment of enzymes and determine enzyme structure–function relationship …