Applications of Nanotechnology in Biomimetics and Biocatalysts.

摘要

The objectives of the proposed research are to synthesize model compounds to mimic enzymes and to evaluate enzymatic activities and the stabilities of metal reactive centers and biocatalysts encapsulated in the nanochannels of MCM-41 and other mesoporous materials. The following spectroscopic techniques to characterize the materials and to elucidate the reaction mechanism: XRD, FT-IR, UV-visible, EPR and EXAFS have been applied. Efforts in the first six months of this study were concentrated to elucidate the mechanistic pathways in the degradation 'oxidation' of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by cytochrome c enzymes immobilized in mesoporous materials. Studies of other parts of the proposed research were to follow.