Peroxidase-mimicking activity of carbon dots modified with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid complexes
摘要
Carbon nanomaterials incorporating metal ions are promising nanozymes, that is, artificial analogs of natural enzymes. Among the previously synthesized carbon dots (CDs) modified with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) complexes, CDsEDTA-M (M = Fe3+, Cu2+, Ni2+, and Co2+), a pronounced peroxidase-mimicking activity was found for CDsEDTA-Fe. In vitro studies demonstrated low toxicity of CDsEDTA and CDsEDTA-Fe and confirmed the peroxidase-mimicking activity of CDsEDTA-Fe. The influence of the metal ion (M = Fe3+, Cu2+, Ni2+, and Co2+) on the peroxidase-mimicking catalytic activity of CDsEDTA-M was assessed using density functional theory calculations of the model H2O2 reduction reaction involving [M • EDTA] complexes.