Chemists slide a splitting catalyst over DNA for the first time
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 16:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Chemists from Nijmegen, The Netherlands, have developed a catalyst that binds to DNA, slides over it and splits the molecule in particular places. The researchers were able to do this by synthetically modifying a natural catalyst. This finding is a first in the field of chemistry and will help in the selective modification of polymers such as DNA. The results were published online in Nature Chemistry on September 22.