Resumen: Bioorthogonal metallocatalysis has opened up a xenobiotic route to perform nonenzymatic catalytic transformations in living settings. Despite their promising features, most metals are deactivated inside cells by a myriad of reactive biomolecules, including biogenic thiols, thereby limiting the catalytic functioning of these abiotic reagents. Here we report the development of cytocompatible alloyed AuPd nanoparticles with the capacity to elicit bioorthogonal depropargylations with high efficiency in biological media. We also show that the intracellular catalytic performance of these nanoalloys is significantly enhanced by protecting them following two different encapsulation methods. Encapsulation in mesoporous silica nanorods resulted in augmented catalyst reactivity, whereas the use of a biodegradable PLGA matrix increased nanoalloy delivery across the cell membrane. The functional potential of encapsulated AuPd was demonstrated by releasing the potent chemotherapy drug paclitaxel inside cancer cells. Nanoalloy encapsulation provides a novel methodology to develop nanoreactors capable of mediating new-to-life reactions in cells Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03593 Año: 2023 Publicado en: Nano Letters 23, 3 (2023), 804-811 ISSN: 1530-6984 Factor impacto JCR: 9.6 (2023) Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL rank: 30 / 178 = 0.169 (2023) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 56 / 439 = 0.128 (2023) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY rank: 24 / 141 = 0.17 (2023) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER rank: 10 / 79 = 0.127 (2023) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 29 / 231 = 0.126 (2023) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, APPLIED rank: 18 / 179 = 0.101 (2023) - Q1 - T1 Factor impacto CITESCORE: 16.8 - Condensed Matter Physics (Q1) - Bioengineering (Q1) - Chemistry (all) (Q1) - Materials Science (all) (Q1) - Mechanical Engineering (Q1)