Issue 29, 2010

Using bacterial cell growth to template catalytic asymmetry

Abstract

We report an approach to position gold nanoparticle catalysts for metal reduction asymmetrically on a biological template (E. coli) by exploiting the polarity of the bacterial cell envelope undergoing growth and division.

Graphical abstract: Using bacterial cell growth to template catalytic asymmetry

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Mar 2010
Accepted
24 May 2010
First published
11 Jun 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 5268-5270

Using bacterial cell growth to template catalytic asymmetry

B. Kaehr and C. J. Brinker, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 5268 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00468E

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