Scientists improved enzyme-based biosensors by modifying MOFs to enhance electron transfer and enzyme stability. Enzymes are ...

Every enzyme has a place in which the molecule fits exactly. This is known as the active site. The active site of the catalase allows the hydrogen peroxide molecule to fit exactly. You could say ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a new material that harnesses the power of enzymes more effectively.

What are enzymes and how they operate? Enzymes are the molecules in our bodies that facilitate reactions. They perform this function at their active site, which is like their ‘mouth’.

Each enzyme molecule has a special place called the active site where another molecule, called the substrate, fits. The substrate goes through a chemical reaction and changes into a new molecule ...

leading to an increase in enzyme activity. This means the active site loses its important shape and can no longer form enzyme-substrate complexes, leading to a decrease in enzyme activity.

They proposed a Cu(II)-bound OCR as a key intermediate for the hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA), which behaves like an active site of a copper-based enzyme both structurally and functionally.

Since enzymes are quite efficient biocatalysts active under mild conditions, they are expected to be applied to varieties of environmentally benign chemical processes realized in the next generation.