title: An enzymatic kinetics investigation into the significantly enhanced activity of functionalized gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Kinetic and thermodynamic studies reveal that the property of significantly enhanced catalytic activity with colloidal stability is attributed to an efficacious means of tuning enzyme-substrate association by varying with the rate constants in the presence of functionalized gold nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nanotechnology, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung-Shu
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chia-Tien
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yuh-Shyong
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Fu-Hsiang
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D055162:Biocatalysis; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000378:metabolism*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D006046:Gold; D008049:Lipase