The invention discloses a biomimetic catalyst based on an MOF material, a preparation method of the biomimetic catalyst and application of the biomimetic catalyst in
peptide synthesis. According to the method, firstly, a novel functional ligand is designed and synthesized, and the ligand integrates nucleophilic sulfydryl,
proton transfer imidazolyl and skeleton connection carboxyl and can simulate a'catalytic triad 'of an
enzyme active center. Then, the ligand,
metal salt and
terephthalic acid are co-assembled through a solvothermal method, and the bionic MOF material is prepared. The material has regular
nanopore channels and high stability, and can accurately simulate the catalytic mechanism of
cysteine protease. The catalyst is used for catalyzing
peptide synthesis reaction, amino-acid ester condensation can be efficiently catalyzed to form
peptide bonds under the mild and green conditions without
chemical coupling agents, the conversion rate is high, the catalyst is easy to recycle, the inherent defects of a traditional
chemical synthesis method and an
enzyme method are overcome, and a new strategy is provided for green
peptide synthesis.