title: Phosphate diesters cleavage mediated by Ce(IV) complexes self-assembled on gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Monolayer protected gold nanoparticles (MPGN) coated with metal chelating groups were prepared. In the presence of Ce(IV), the MPGN proved to be highly active in promoting the hydrolytic cleavage of the DNA model bis-p-nitrophenyl phosphate (BNP). A 2.5 million-fold rate acceleration of the BNP hydrolysis was measured at a concentration of Ce(IV) as low as 120 microM (pH 7, 25 degrees C). This corresponds to a reduction of the substrate half-life time from 2000 years to few hours. The MPGN-Ce(IV) system is 1 to 2 orders of magnitude more reactive than any mono- and binuclear Ce(IV) complex so far reported. The source of such reactivity is the cooperation between the metal ions self-organized on the surface of the nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonomi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scrimin
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mancin
mesh_terms: D002563:Cerium; D004952:Esters / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004952:Esters; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; D002563:Cerium; D006046:Gold