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Enzymes require many, often hundreds, of amino acid residues arranged in a protein fold to promote catalysis. Now, self-assembly of a single amino acid — phenylalanine — in the presence… Click to show full abstract
Enzymes require many, often hundreds, of amino acid residues arranged in a protein fold to promote catalysis. Now, self-assembly of a single amino acid — phenylalanine — in the presence of zinc is shown to form supramolecular structures that promote hydrolysis better than natural enzymes on a weight basis.
Keywords:
amino acid;
single amino;
acid enzyme
Journal Title: Nature Catalysis
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Nature Catalysis
Year Published: 2019
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