Eco-friendly synthesis of CuInS₂ and CuInS₂@ZnS quantum dots and their effect on enzyme activity of lysozyme

Abstract

), and the main cause of binding was identified as being due to hydrophobic forces. In addition to the enzyme activity being dose dependent, it was also found that core-shell structures caused an enhancement in activity. Since binary QDs like CdSe also show a change in the lysozyme enzyme activity, therefore, a clear differential between binary and ternary QDs was required to be established which clearly revealed the relevance of surface chemistry on the QD-lysozyme interaction.