Issue 68, 2016

Enzyme-mediated polymerization inside engineered protein cages

Abstract

Engineered variants of the capsid-forming enzyme lumazine synthase, AaLS, were used as nanoreactors for an enzyme-mediated polymerization. Oxidation of 3,3-diaminobenzidine (DAB) by the engineered ascorbate peroxidase APEX2 encapsulated in AaLS capsids resulted in templated formation of polyDAB–capsid nanoparticles of homogeneous size and shape.

Graphical abstract: Enzyme-mediated polymerization inside engineered protein cages

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Jun 2016
Accepted
27 Jul 2016
First published
27 Jul 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 10423-10426

Enzyme-mediated polymerization inside engineered protein cages

R. Frey, T. Hayashi and D. Hilvert, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 10423 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC05301G

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