articleAnalytical ChemistryJan 5, 2026Closed access

Fe–N 3 S Single-Atom Nanozyme with Asymmetric Coordination for Ultra-Low-Background Colorimetric Immunoassays

Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province · Fuzhou University · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Although nanocatalysts have advanced highly sensitive immunoassays for low-abundance proteins, the nonspecific catalytic reactions cause high background signals and notable false-positive issues, hindering their further application. Herein, through an asymmetric coordination field modulation strategy, we rationally designed and synthesized an Fe–N3S single-atom nanozyme with a unique peroxidase (POD) catalytic pathway. Specifically, the Fe–N3S nanozyme exhibited high POD-like activity (26.82 U mg–1) and low oxidase (OXD)-like activity (0.018 U mg–1), whereas Fe–N4 nanozymes showed the opposite trend (7.68 U mg–1 for POD-like, 0.19 U mg–1 for OXD-like). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that…

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