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 ...

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 ...

Different enzymes contain up to 20 different amino acids linked together to form a chain which then folds into the globular enzyme shape. Enzymes have active sites which only match specific ...

My major research interest is in enzymes, how they function, their mechanism of action, and how they, or inhibitors of enzymes, can potentially mitigate disease, either by modifying the structure of a ...