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Nature 431, 396-397 (23 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431396a; Published online 22 September 2004
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Enzymes: By chance, or by design?
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- Philip Ball is a consultant editor for Nature.
Abstract
Enzymes are well known for speeding up reactions. But have they evolved to use quantum mechanics to exert their effects? Philip Ball meets the researchers who are trying to find out.
Most biologists would scoff at the idea that their subject is simply applied quantum mechanics. But for some enzymes — the catalysts of biology — quantum effects may be an important part of the way they work.
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