Gold nanoparticles-based nanoconjugates for enhanced enzyme cascade and glucose sensing

Abstract

We have coupled gold nanoparticles with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) to assemble catalytic nanoconjugates (HRP-AuNPs) for glucose detection. We found that a proper mixing ratio of HRP/AuNPs can significantly improve catalytic activity for the cascade reaction, an effect arising from increased spatial coupling between enzymes. Such gold nanoparticle-based nanoconjugates are shown to be promising nanosensors for glucose.