Amino acid-based, sustainable organic nanozyme for allergic biomolecule detection

11 July 2024, Version 1
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Abstract

The newly emerged organic nanozymes overcome the chronic issues associated with inorganic nanozymes due to their sustainable properties. However, several limitations have been identified from recently developed agricultural-centered, organic compound-based nanozymes, including a narrow variety of constituent materials and a relatively larger physical diameter due to the monotonous fabrication strategy hurdling its diverse application. To mitigate these limitations, a novel organic compound-based nanozyme with smaller physical dimensions and a wide range of materials is desired. Herein, the amino acid-based, sustainable organic nanozyme (OA nanozyme) is introduced, which exhibits peroxidase-like catalytic activity. A modified fabrication process based on single chelation/polymer entanglement was developed for fast (up to 3 hours) nanozyme fabrication resulting in a smaller physical diameter with homogenous morphology (within 100nm, D90), and a designated surface charge (negatively charged in neutral pH). This OA nanozyme exhibits decent kinetic profiles (Km = 0.009 mM, H2O2), and has been successfully used for detecting allergic biomolecules using surface charge interaction and achieved a limit of detection (LOD) of 21.37 pgmL-1, for histamine with higher selectivity, capable of sensing molecule within 3 minutes. It is envisioned that this amino acid-based organic nanozyme will be utilized for further sustainable applications.

Keywords

Amino acid-based organic nanozyme
Organic compound-based nanozyme
Peroxidase-like activity
colorimetric sensor
histamine detection

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