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Superoxide dismutase mimetic properties exhibited by vacancy engineered ceria nanoparticles

Chemical Communications · 2007 · pp. 1056–1056
Cassandra KorsvikSwanand PatilSudipta SealWilliam T. Self

Abstract

In this report ceria nanoparticles are shown to act as catalysts that mimic superoxide dismutase (SOD) with the catalytic rate constant exceeding that determined for the enzyme SOD.

Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesSuperoxide dismutaseNanoparticleVacancy defectMaterials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryCrystallographyBiochemistryEnzyme

MeSH terms

CeriumModels, MolecularSuperoxidesSuperoxide DismutaseX-Ray DiffractionFree Radical ScavengersMolecular MimicryCytochromes cNanoparticles
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