Maxwell’s demon might lurk in enzyme behaviour

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The controversial process of enhanced enzyme diffusion could enable living systems to resist local equilibrium

Over the past decade or so, the notion of enzymes as biological catalysts has got complicated. Many experiments have produced evidence that something odd can happen to enzymes, ranging from urease to glycolytic enzymes to polymerases, as they catalyse their intended reactions: the protein molecules seem to diffuse more rapidly than they do while inactive.