E. coli enzyme must move to function

Friday, April 8, 2011 - 10:32 in Biology & Nature

Slight oscillations lasting just milliseconds have a huge impact on an enzyme's function, according to a new study. Blocking these movements, without changing the enzyme's overall structure or any of its other properties, renders the enzyme defective in carrying out chemical reactions.

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