All enzymes articles
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FeatureUnnatural selection in chemical systems
Great strides have been made in the lab with chemical systems that ape life’s behaviour
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Feature
Artificial enzymes: catalysis by design
Enzymes are nature’s ultimate catalysts and chemists are now on the verge of making their own versions from scratch
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Feature
Homogeneous C–H activation
In the final instalment of our grails series we look at how picking and choosing which bond to target holds the promise of transforming organic molecules at will
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Research
NMR findings suggest solution to enhanced diffusion dispute
Energy release rate may solve the puzzle of why the phenomenon is seen in some systems but not others
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Opinion
Making light of bioluminescence
Glowing may be a side-effect of a very different original purpose
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Research
Unnatural reaction benefits from computational tool that teaches an old enzyme new tricks
Method could generate artificial enzymes that are more suitable for directed evolution
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Research
First natural Diels–Alder enzyme discovered in mulberry tree
Enzyme beats most synthetic catalysts when it comes to enantioselective intermolecular [4+2] cycloadditions
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Research
Photosynthesis rewired to generate hydrogen
Gene transplant repositions algal hydrogenase so that it directly captures electrons from photosystem I
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Research
Trapped enzyme reveals its unexpected shape-shifting ability
Metamorphic protein confined in nanopore found to switch between different 3D shapes as it catalyses a redox reaction
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Research
Enzymes encapsulated in a golden cage perform in extreme conditions
No room for the proteins to denature but reactants can still get through
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Research
Soap-like catalyst outperforms enzyme with mimicry and micelles
Bioinspired approach could be used for a range of enzymes
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Research
Early warning signals in chemical system akin to those of stock markets and ecosystems
Prior to collapse, critical slowing down observed in oscillating chemical system
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Research
Fungal enzyme given catalytic role inside lithium–air battery
Metalloenzyme changes its structure in harmony with the pH of the battery, promoting oxygen reduction and evolution as required
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Research
Bacterium forced to evolve to consume carbon dioxide to make biomass
Tweaked Escherichia coli could help deal with humanity’s carbon dioxide problem
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Sponsored
Johnson Matthey enzyme technology for a clean and healthy tomorrow
Enzymes have evolved into nature’s reaction facilitators over millions of years and their unique catalytic abilities drive science by connecting essential life elements
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Research
Template molecules round-up extra-large cyclodextrins from enzymatic synthesis
Scientists rethink how they use enzymes in chemical synthesis by exerting thermodynamic, rather than kinetic, control
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News
PCR inventor Kary Mullis dies aged 74
Mullis shared the 1993 chemistry Nobel prize with Michael Smith
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Research
Resurrected enzyme aces cellulose catalysis
Protein that survived extreme conditions on early Earth could be a boon for biofuel industry
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Research
Enzyme evolved to selectively functionalise carbon–hydrogen bonds
Lactam libraries created by engineered bacterial enzyme offer new way to fight antibiotic resistance
