The activity of the type 3 copper enzyme tyrosinase toward 2-, 3-, and 4-fluorophenol was studied by kinetic methods and (1)H and (19)F NMR spectroscopy. Whereas 3- and 4-fluorophenol react with tyrosinase to give products that undergo a rapid polymerization process, 2-fluorophenol is not reactive and actually acts as a competitive inhibitor in the enzymatic oxidation of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalan...

The design of new functional materials and devices substantially relies on self-assembly hierarchical structures. Formation 2D platelets is known in the enzymatic synthesis cellulose-like polymers. Here we demonstrate feasibility postsynthesis assembly novel fluorinated cellodextrins. Highly ordered structures large lateral dimensions, unattainable polymerization process, can be formed because ...

Abstract Background: Molecular imprinting is a method for synthesizing polymers with structure-selective adsorption properties with applications such as, selectivity binding, drug delivery systems and anti-bodies. The present study aims at optimizing the preparation of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) against l-phenylalanine, in order to increase phenylalanine-binding in Enzymatic Intestinal...

The expansion of the genetic alphabet with an additional, artificial base pair is of high relevance for numerous applications in synthetic biology. The enzymatic construction of metal base pairs is an alluring strategy that would ensure orthogonality to canonical nucleic acids. So far, very little is known on the enzymatic fabrication of metal base pairs. Here, we report on the synthesis and th...

The oxidation of oleuropein and 3-hydroxytyrosol by oxidases laccase, tyrosinase, peroxidase has been studied. use a spectrophotometric method another chronometric made it possible to determine the kinetic parameters Vmax KM for each enzyme. highest binding affinity was shown laccase. antioxidant capacities these two molecules have characterized, finding very similar primary capacity between th...