Microwave technique allows energy-efficient chemical reactions

Some industrial processes used to create useful chemicals require heat, but heating methods are often inefficient, partly ...

New link between peroxide and sulfide metabolism discovered

Peroxidases are enzymes that break down hydrogen peroxide in organisms. Since their discovery in 1998, the electron source of ...

Studying a sex-specific role of a special enzyme in the development of diabetes

Dr. Ahmed Lawan, an assistant professor in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of ...
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Synthesis of Superabsorbent Polymer Hydrogels with Rapid Swelling: Effect of Reaction Medium Dosage and Polyvinylpyrrolidone on Water Absorption Rate

Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, ...
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Local Electric Fields Originate Unusual Kinetic Isotope Effects in the Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of the Functionally Analogous P450 and TauD Enzymes

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) and their functionally analogous TauD enzyme (taurine ...