DNA assisted synthesis of CeO2 nanocrystals with enhanced peroxidase-like activity

• Published in: CrystEngComm Vol. 20; no. 29; pp. 4075 - 4079
• Main Authors: Wang, Meng, Mei-Fang, Wang, Yi-Ming, Wang, Ji-Wei, Shen, Zhi-Ying, Wang, Gao, Han, Li-Li, Wang, Ouyang, Xiangyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Subjects: Cerium oxides; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Nanocrystals; Peroxidase; Synthesis

A series of CeO2 nanocrystals with different sizes have been synthesized with DNA as the template by a hydrothermal synthesis method. The peroxidase-like activity of the CeO2 nanocrystals was found to be strongly enhanced by DNA doping.