A hemin/G-quadruplex acts as an NADH oxidase and NADH peroxidase mimicking DNAzyme

Eyal Golub, Ronit Freeman, Itamar Willner

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Abstract

Enzyme impressionist: A DNAzyme consisting of hemin combined with a G-quadruplex was shown to mimic the activity of NADH oxidase under aerobic conditions and of NADH peroxidase under anaerobic conditions. Along with these new biocatalytic activities, the hemin/G-quadruplex complex is also capable of regenerating the biologically important NAD+ cofactor in both cycles (see picture).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11710-11714
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number49
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Dec 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DNA structures
  • DNAzymes
  • G-quadruplexes
  • enzymes

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