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+-   Synthetic molecules emulate enzyme behavior-> on Wednesday July 02 2008, @03:22PM FiReaNGeL

Submitted by FiReaNGeL on Wednesday July 02 2008, @03:22PM
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FiReaNGeL writes "Ohio State University chemists have created a synthetic catalyst that can fold its molecular structure into a specific shape for a specific job, similar to natural catalysts. In tests, the chemists caused the catalysts to twist one way or the other, either to form one chemical product or its mirror image. They confirmed the shape of the molecules at each step using techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Being able to quickly produce a catalyst of a particular shape would be a boon for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries."
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