Metallo-vesicular catalysis: A mixture of vesicular cysteine/iron mediates oxidative pH switchable catalysis

Switchable supramolecular catalysis using DNA-templated scaffolds.

Switchable β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)-induced hydrolysis of m-tert-butylphenyl acetate is demonstrated in the presence of supramolecular β-CD/adamantane oligonucleotide scaffolds. In one system, a duplex between a β-CD-functionalized nucleic acid and an adamantane-nucleic acid leads to a switchable catalytic system. In a second system, a β-CD/adamantane duplex is cooperatively generated by K(+)-stab...

A Review of Aerogel Applications in Adsorption and Catalysis

Aerogels are a special class of porous material, which have excellent physicochemical properties such as low density, high porosity, high surface area and adjustable surface chemistry. Aerogels were first prepared several decades ago, but never truly commercialized due to their high cost. Technological advancements in the production and quality of different types of aerogel cut costs down and m...

The Mechanisms of Catalysis by Metallo β-Lactamases

Class B beta-lactamases or metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) require zinc ions to catalyse the hydrolysis of beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and cephamycins. There are no clinically useful inhibitors against MBLs which are responsible for the resistance of some bacteria to antibiotics. There are two metal-ion binding sites that have different zinc ligands ...

Homogeneous Catalysis Homogeneous Catalysis

Bimetallic redox synergy in oxidative palladium catalysis.

Polynuclear transition metal complexes, which are embedded in the active sites of many metalloenzymes, are responsible for effecting a diverse array of oxidation reactions in nature. The range of chemical transformations remains unparalleled in the laboratory. With few noteworthy exceptions, chemists have primarily focused on mononuclear transition metal complexes in developing homogeneous cata...