Mechanism of the highly effective peptide bond hydrolysis by MOF-808 catalyst under biologically relevant conditions
Dragan Conić, Kristine Pierloot, Tatjana N. Parac‐Vogt, Jeremy N. Harvey
Abstract
DFT calculations provide insight into the speciation of the Zr <sub>6</sub> nodes in MOF-808 in water, and reveal the detailed mechanism of its nanozymatic activity towards peptide bond hydrolysis in glycine–glycine as a model substrate.
Topics & Concepts
HydrolysisChemistryCatalysisGlycinePeptide bondPeptideMechanism (biology)Combinatorial chemistrySubstrate (aquarium)Computational chemistryOrganic chemistryAmino acidBiochemistryPhilosophyOceanographyGeologyEpistemologyMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and AnalysisPeptidase Inhibition and Analysis