This article was originally published with the title “ The Three-Dimensional Structure of an Enzyme Molecule ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 215 No. 5 (November 1966), p. 78 doi:10.1038 ...

Structural biology is the study of the molecular structure and dynamics of biological ... shedding light on how these enzymes function and evolve. To extract information from NMR experiments ...

A high definition 3D model of the enzyme was created, using the powerful x-ray beamline at Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire. Once they understood its structure, the team noted that they could ...

and therefore the enzyme has a unique shape. This structure is held together by weak forces between the amino acid molecules in the chain. High temperatures will break these forces. The enzyme ...

the protein that makes up hair and nails Enzymes Catalyse biological reactions ATPase: catalyses the breakdown of ATP and Cellulose synthase: catalyses the formation of cellulose from glucose ...