Issue 8, 2024

Enzyme-mimicking of copper-sites in metal–organic frameworks for oxidative degradation of phenolic compounds

Abstract

Two on the main factors that control the activity and selectivity of the metal sites within metalloenzymes are: (i) their coordination environments, and the (ii) number and connectivity of the metal ions in the active site (i.e. nuclearity). This is the archetypal example of copper metalloproteins, as specifically of laccases and copper oxidases. Here we show that metal–organic frameworks can be used to install amino acid-copper sites with a partial control over their coordination environment and nuclearity of the final site. The activity of our bioinspired MOF-808@(amino)acid-copper catalysts have been assessed over the wet oxidation of phenolic pollutants. Our results demonstrate a clear modulation of the catalytic efficiency and selectivity of the copper-sites controlled by the coordination-sphere and their clustering degree. We anticipate that the approach presented in this work can be the starting point for more sophisticated reconstruction of enzyme active sites with regioselective activities.

Graphical abstract: Enzyme-mimicking of copper-sites in metal–organic frameworks for oxidative degradation of phenolic compounds

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 10 2023
Accepted
04 1 2024
First published
09 1 2024

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024,12, 4555-4571

Enzyme-mimicking of copper-sites in metal–organic frameworks for oxidative degradation of phenolic compounds

A. Valverde, E. Alkain, N. A. Rio-López, L. Lezama, A. Fidalgo-Marijuan, J. M. Laza, S. Wuttke, J. M. Porro, I. Oyarzabal, M. Jiménez-Ruiz, V. García Sakai, P. L. Arias, I. Agirrezabal-Telleria and R. Fernández de Luis, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 4555 DOI: 10.1039/D3TA06198A

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