A 'frozen reaction' as key to eco-friendly chemical catalysis

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 05:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Enzymes are naturally existing biocatalysts of great potential for application in sustainable chemistry. Yet, controlling enzyme reactions at atomic level is still a challenge in biology. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology provide novel tools to study enzyme catalysis, which allow them to direct the incorporation of 'naked hydrogen atoms' into substrates.

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