A Supramolecular‐Hydrogel‐Encapsulated Hemin as an Artificial Enzyme to Mimic Peroxidase

Abstract

Faking it: The use of a supramolecular hydrogel as the structural component of artificial enzymes provides a new and useful approach to the development of biomimetic catalysts. In toluene, hemin chloride encapsulated in such a hydrogel achieves about 60 % nascent catalytic activity of horseradish peroxidase. Additionally, the activity of hemin in the hydrogel is 387.1 times greater than that of free hemin. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2007/z700404_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.