Heterojunction of Vertically Arrayed MoS2 Nanosheet/N-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Enabling a Nanozyme for Sensitive Biomolecule Monitoring

Anal Chem. 2021 Aug 17;93(32):11123-11132. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01550. Epub 2021 Aug 3.

Abstract

Enzymes are still indispensable for bio-assaying methods in biomolecule detection by far. The unsatisfied long-term instability, high cost, and susceptibility to the physical environment of natural enzymes are obvious weak points. Here, we developed peroxidase-like heterostructured nanozyme, vertically arraying molybdenum disulfide nanosheets on a substrate layer of nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (MoS2/N-rGO), with a well-pleasing stability that is characterized by the retained enzymatic activity and maintained structure after 2 years of casual storage at ambient temperatures or 80 cycles of catalytic reaction. The catalytic kinetics of the as-prepared heterostructured nanozyme was superior to some reported nanozymes and even horse radish peroxidase, which was demonstrated due to the defect-rich MoS2 with Mo and S vacancies and nitrogen-doped rGO experimentally and theoretically. The vertically heterostructured nanozyme exhibited adequate analytical performance in sensitive and quantitative detection of glucose and glutathione (GSH), with a large dynamic sensing range and extremely low limit of detection (0.02 and 0.12 μM (3σ/slope) for glucose and GSH, respectively). We hope this inspired artificial nanozyme will contribute to the future development in sensitive detection of other biomolecules in physiological conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Graphite*
  • Molybdenum*
  • Peroxidases

Substances

  • graphene oxide
  • Graphite
  • Molybdenum
  • Peroxidases