A simple methodology for single-site conjugation of macrocycles and metallomacrocycles with biotin is presented. This method
has been used to conjugate a redox-active macrocyclic complex and embed it into avidin. The resulting biotin-metal complex-avidin
adduct exhibits peroxidase activity as shown by the oxidation of ABTS and pyrogallol with H
2O
2.
Keywords Biotinylation - Macrocycles - Metallomacrocycles - Catalysis