title: Effects of biomineralization peptide topology on the structure and catalytic activity of Pd nanomaterials.
abstract: Highly branched, coral-like Pd nanostructures were formed using a biomineralization peptide conjugated to an oligomeric peptide that simultaneously controls the spatial orientation, arrangement and valency. The Pd nanocoral showed very high catalytic activity in the reduction of nitrophenol. The results highlight the importance of topological arrangement in nanostructure formation and catalytic activity.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-080, Japan. kazuyasu@sci.hokudai.ac.jp.
authors: Jose Isagani B
authors: JI
authors: Janairo
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Sakaguchi
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Hara
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Fukuoka
authors: Kazuyasu
authors: K
authors: Sakaguchi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002384:Catalysis; D017348:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Transmission; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D010455:Peptides; D010165:Palladium