A series of 2-nm gold nanoparticles passivated with different thiols all featuring at least one triazacyclonanone-Zn(II) complex and different flanking units (a second Zn(II) complex, a triethyleneoxymethyl derivative or a guanidinium of arginine of a peptide) were prepared and studied for their efficiency in the cleavage of the RNA-model substrate 2-hydroxypropyl-p-nitrophenyl phosphate. The source of catalysis for each of them was elucidated from the kinetic analysis (Michaelis–Menten profiles, pH dependence and kinetic isotope effect). The data indicated that two different mechanisms were operative: One involving two Zn(II) complexes and the other one involving a single Zn(II) complex and a flanking guanidinium cation. The mechanism based on a dinuclear catalytic site appeared more efficient than the one based on the cooperativity between a metal complex and a guanidinium.
一系列经不同硫醇保护的2纳米金纳米颗粒被制备并研究其在裂解RNA模型底物2-羟基丙基对硝基苯磷酸酯中的效率。通过动力学分析(迈克尔斯-门特恩曲线、pH依赖性和动力学同位素效应)阐明了它们各自的催化来源。数据表明存在两种不同的作用机制:一种涉及两个锌(II)络合物,另一种涉及单个锌(II)络合物和一个侧链胍基阳离子。基于双核催化位点的机制似乎比基于金属络合物和胍基之间的协同作用更有效。