화학공학소재연구정보센터
Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.96, No.2, 327-333, 2009
Mimicking a Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Enzyme by copper(II) and zinc(II)-complexes
Mimicking the Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme (SOD), several imidazolato-bridged copper(II)-zinc(II) complexes were prepared, characterised by IR spectroscopy and their SOD enzyme activity was determined. 2,2'-Bipyridine, 2,2':6',2aEuro(3)-terpyridine and tris(2-aminoethyl)amine molecules were used on both metal sides, as coordinating ligands. The complex, containing the 2,2':6',2aEuro(3)-terpyridine ligand on copper side has the smallest SOD activity, which indicates the importance of the rigidity of the copper complex in SOD activity.