A 'GPS' for molecules
Friday, December 19, 2014 - 17:30
in Biology & Nature
In everyday life, the global positioning system can be employed to reliably determine the momentary location of one en route to the desired destination. Scientists have now developed a molecular 'GPS' with which the whereabouts of metal ions in enzymes can be reliably determined. Such ions play important roles in all corners of metabolism and synthesis for biological products.