Nature-inspired catalysts strive to emulate the efficiency and selectivity of enzymes while maintaining the robustness of synthetic catalysts. Here, the authors use bioinformatics to design an eight-amino-acid peptide that self-assembles with copper ions, forming a complex that mimics the laccase enzyme’s active site, highlighting the potential of short peptides in biomimetic catalysis.
- Claudia Spallacci
- Marco Chino
- Mun Hon Cheah
