Insights into enzyme selectivity open new pathways for pharmaceutical synthesis

The Medical News ·
Health & Medicine United Kingdom

Enzymes are the molecular tools of life. They accelerate chemical reactions and are able to distinguish very precisely between molecules that are similar to one another. The high selectivity of many enzymes is key to the production of important medicines such as penicillin and cyclosporine. But how did enzymes develop this ability to distinguish between similar chemical functionalities with such…

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