Methanobactin-Mediated Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Supported over Al2O3 toward an Efficient Catalyst for Glucose Oxidation

Autor: Jia-Ying Xin, Kai Lin, Yan Wang, Chun-Gu Xia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 12, Pp 21603-21620 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151221603
Popis: Methanobactin (Mb) is a copper-binding peptide that appears to function as an agent for copper sequestration and uptake in methanotrophs. Mb can also bind and reduce Au(III) to Au(0). In this paper, Au/Al2O3 catalysts prepared by a novel incipient wetness-Mb-mediated bioreduction method were used for glucose oxidation. The catalysts were characterized, and the analysis revealed that very small gold nanoparticles with a particle size
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