{"id":26812,"date":"2025-06-04T10:47:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T05:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26812"},"modified":"2025-06-05T15:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:21:39","slug":"nanozymes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nanozymes\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanozymes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Nanozymes Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) recently developed an artificial metal-based nanozyme that can potentially be used to clamp down on abnormal blood clotting caused by conditions like pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE).<\/p>\n<h2>What are Enzymes?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Enzymes are\u00a0<strong>proteins that help speed up metabolism<\/strong>, or the chemical reactions in our bodies.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0<strong>build some substances and break others down.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>All living things have enzymes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Our\u00a0<strong>bodies naturally produce\u00a0<\/strong>enzymes. But enzymes are\u00a0<strong>also in manufactured products\u00a0<\/strong>and food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Nanozymes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nanozymes are\u00a0<strong>nanomaterials that display enzyme-like characteristics.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They may be\u00a0<strong>metallic, metal oxide-based, carbon-based,\u00a0<\/strong>or of other types.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nanozymes Advantages<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>They are\u00a0<strong>less expensive<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>recyclable<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Nanozymes can also be\u00a0<strong>easily manufactured<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>stored for long periods of time,\u00a0<\/strong>further reducing their cost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Typical inorganic enzymes require high temperature, high pressure, and extreme pH\u00a0<\/strong>conditions. In contrast,\u00a0<strong>nanozymes\u00a0<\/strong>are\u00a0<strong>able to work in\u00a0<\/strong>environments closer to<strong>\u00a0physiological conditions\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>respond to a range of external stimuli.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The most important advantage is the\u00a0<strong>display of size\/composition-dependent activity,\u00a0<\/strong>meaning that nanozymes<strong>\u00a0can be designed with\u00a0<\/strong>a\u00a0<strong>range of catalytic activity\u00a0<\/strong>by simply varying shape, structure, and composition.<\/li>\n<li>Nanozymes also have unique properties compared to other artificial enzymes, including\u00a0<strong>integrated multi-functions not related to catalysis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Nanoscale materials provide<strong>\u00a0large surface areas,\u00a0<\/strong>allowing greater ease in further modifications and bioconjugation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>ability to self-assemble<\/strong>\u00a0also mimics an important strategy in biology, meaning that\u00a0<strong>biological components can be easily incorporated.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nanozymes Applications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nanozymes have a large range of applications for d<strong>iagnostic medicine, targeted therapy, and biosensing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In recent years, it has been found that various nanozymes have\u00a0<strong>antioxidant activity,\u00a0<\/strong>allowing them to simulate the endogenous antioxidant system and play an\u00a0<strong>important role in cell protection.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Therefore, nanozymes can be\u00a0<strong>applied in the treatment of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-related neurological diseases.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nanozymes FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0What are nano enzymes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Nanozymes are nanomaterials that display enzyme-like characteristics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0What makes nanozymes cost-effective?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0They are recyclable and easy to manufacture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0Why do nanozymes offer better control over enzyme activity compared to natural enzymes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Their activity can be tuned by modifying size, shape, and composition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/iisc-researchers-develop-novel-nanozyme-which-prevents-excess-clotting\/article69651814.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nanozymes are nanomaterials with enzyme-like properties, offering stable, cost-effective alternatives for biomedical and industrial applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":49240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[688,21,22,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-26812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-nanozymes","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}