Volume 126, Issue 42 pp. 11528-11532
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Transient Substrate-Induced Catalyst Formation in a Dynamic Molecular Network

Hugo Fanlo-Virgós

Hugo Fanlo-Virgós

Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.otto-lab.com

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Dr. Andrea-Nekane R. Alba

Dr. Andrea-Nekane R. Alba

Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.otto-lab.com

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Saleh Hamieh

Saleh Hamieh

Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.otto-lab.com

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Mathieu Colomb-Delsuc

Mathieu Colomb-Delsuc

Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.otto-lab.com

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Prof. Dr. Sijbren Otto

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Sijbren Otto

Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.otto-lab.com

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First published: 28 August 2014
Citations: 24

This work was supported by the EU (Marie-Curie RTN Revcat and IEF fellowship for A.-N. R. A.), the ERC, COST (CM1005 and CM1304), the University of Groningen, and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Gravity Program 024.001.035).

Abstract

In biology enzyme concentrations are continuously regulated, yet for synthetic catalytic systems such regulatory mechanisms are underdeveloped. We now report how a substrate of a chemical reaction induces the formation of its own catalyst from a dynamic molecular network. After complete conversion of the substrate, the network disassembles the catalyst. These results open up new opportunities for controlling catalysis in synthetic chemical systems.

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