title: Reactive oxygen species production by catechol stabilized copper nanoparticles.
abstract: Stable Cu nanoparticles (NPs) prepared using catechol containing dopamine-based linkers could generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can activate peroxidase enzymes and catalyze the degradation of fluorescent dye pollutants.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Functional Nanostructures (CFN), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. ljiljana.fruk@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ishtiaq
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Ljiljana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fruk
mesh_terms: D002396:Catechols / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000737:chemistry; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012235:Rhodamines / Q000737:chemistry; D013843:Thiazines / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002396:Catechols; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D012235:Rhodamines; D013843:Thiazines; C053505:fluorescent dye D 282; D003300:Copper; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D009195:Peroxidase; C029773:rhodamine B; C034221:catechol; D008751:Methylene Blue; D004298:Dopamine