Recent Mechanistic Insights into Some Enzyme Mimetic Functions of Ceria
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Abstract
Ceria, a prototypical reducible oxide, has been shown to possess enzyme-like catalytic activities in recent years, which makes it an attractive enzyme mimic with possible applications in medicine, biochemistry, and environment remediation. This chapter reviews the current literature for mechanistic understanding of the phosphatase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase mimetic actions of ceria from experimental and theoretical approaches. Some inconsistencies stemming from common views of the role of the Ce3+/Ce4+ redox couple are identified and discussed. Alternative interpretations of experimental observations are suggested in hopes of unlocking the technological potentials of ceria.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics
First Page
201
Last Page
229
Recommended Citation
Bhasker-Ranganath, S., & Xu, Y. (2024). Recent Mechanistic Insights into Some Enzyme Mimetic Functions of Ceria. Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics, 37, 201-229. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39470-6_6