Volume 62, Issue 38 e202307133
Research Article

Atomization-Induced High Intrinsic Activity of a Biocompatible MgAl-LDH Supported Ru Single-Atom Nanozyme for Efficient Radicals Scavenging

Dr. Bingqing Wang

Dr. Bingqing Wang

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Yingyan Fang

Yingyan Fang

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

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Xu Han

Xu Han

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

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Runtao Jiang

Runtao Jiang

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

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Lin Zhao

Lin Zhao

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

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Xiang Yang

Xiang Yang

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

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Jing Jin

Jing Jin

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

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Prof. Aijuan Han

Prof. Aijuan Han

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

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Prof. Junfeng Liu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Junfeng Liu

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, P. R. China

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First published: 23 July 2023
Citations: 17

Graphical Abstract

A biocompatible MgAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) supported Ru single-atom nanozyme (Ru1/LDH SAE) was developed to mimic multi-enzymes. Ru1/LDH SAE shows high intrinsic peroxidase-like catalytic activity, which outperforms the Ru nanoclusters nanozyme by a factor of 20 and surpasses most SAEs reported so far.

Abstract

Developing efficient nanozymes to mimic natural enzymes for scavenging reactive radicals remains a significant challenge owing to the insufficient activity of conventional nanozymes. Herein, we report a novel Ru single-atom nanozyme (SAE), featuring atomically dispersed Ru atoms on a biocompatible MgAl-layered double hydroxide (Ru1/LDH). The prepared Ru1/LDH SAE shows high intrinsic peroxidase (POD)-like catalytic activity, which outperforms the Ru nanoclusters (NCs) nanozyme by a factor of 20 and surpasses most SAEs. The density functional theory calculations reveal that the high intrinsic POD-like activity of Ru1/LDH can be attributed to a heterolytic path of H2O2 dissociation on the single Ru sites, which requires lower free energy (0.43 eV) compared to the homolytic path dissociation on Ru NC (0.63 eV). In addition, the Ru1/LDH SAE shows excellent multiple free radicals scavenging ability, including superoxide anion radical (O2), hydroxyl radical (⋅OH), nitric oxide radical (NO⋅) and 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH⋅). Given the advantages of Ru1/LDH with high enzymatic activities, biosafety, and ease to scale up, it paves the way for exploring SAEs in the practical biological immunity system.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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