pH-Switchable Multienzymatic Activities of an Fe Single-Atom Nanozyme Enable Dual-Cascade Catalysis for Robust

Huifang Zhang1,2, Yuhang Zhang2, Xiang Xu2

  • 1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Environment and Energy Catalysis, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.

Analytical Chemistry
|February 6, 2026
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces pH-switchable single-atom nanozymes for advanced biosensing. These nanozymes offer dual-cascade catalysis, enhancing sensitivity and accuracy for pesticide detection.

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