Enzymes surf the heat wave

A. Joshua Wand ()
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A. Joshua Wand: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6059, USA.

Nature, 2015, vol. 517, issue 7533, 149-150

Abstract: Molecular diffusion of some enzymes is enhanced when they catalyse reactions, but the reason for this was obscure. Dissipation of heat generated by catalysis through the protein is now thought to propel the molecules. See Letter p.227

Date: 2015
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