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Bin Yang1, Jianping Li1, Huan Deng1
1a Guangxi Key laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering , Guilin University of Technology , Guilin , China.
Abstract:
The need to develop innovative and reformative approaches to synthesize chemical sensors has increased in recent years because of demands for selectivity, stability, and reproducibility. Mimetic enzymes provide an efficient and convenient method for chemical sensors. This review summarizes the application of mimetic enzymes in chemical sensors. Mimetic enzymes can be classified into five categories: hydrolases, oxidoreductases, transferases, isomerases, and induced enzymes. Potential and recent applications of mimetic enzymes in chemical sensors are reviewed in detail, and the outlook of profound development has been illustrated.
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