One-pot and one-step synthesis of bioactive urease/ZnFe₂O₄ nanocomposites and their application in detection of urea

Dalton Trans. 2014 Jun 28;43(24):9016-21. doi: 10.1039/c4dt00825a.

Abstract

This communication describes a novel environmentally friendly method to prepare bioactive urease/ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites through a one-pot and one-step process. The synthetic procedure is triggered through a biological mineralization process of decomposition of urea catalyzed by urease. During the growth of ZnFe2O4, urease molecules are immobilized by original ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles. As a consequence, the bioactive urease/ZnFe2O4 nanoparticle composites are assembled. This simple route is expected to endow the bioactive nanocomposites with new properties for various interesting fields.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods
  • Bromcresol Purple / chemistry
  • Calibration
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Models, Chemical
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Static Electricity
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors
  • Urea / chemistry*
  • Urease / chemistry*
  • Zinc / chemistry

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Bromcresol Purple
  • Urea
  • Urease
  • Zinc