Metal ions are essential for many brain functions. Calcium flow through ion channels feeds neurons with signals that translate into enzyme activation via complexation with calmodulin, the ...

By replacing natural enzymes with nanozymes in biosensing platforms ... have been used to catalyze the decomposition of organic pollutants and the reduction of toxic metal ions in contaminated water.

Enzymes play a crucial role in chemical reactions ... metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of materials composed of metal ions and organic linkers that form porous crystalline structures.

In enzymes, this can be achieved either by orbital overlap with a suitable transition metal ion, or by electron transfer to form an enzyme-bound reduced oxygen species. Even if the first one ...

The X-ray structure of berkelocene shows a Bk(IV) ion sandwiched between two substituted cyclooctatetraene ligands. Credit: Stefan Minasian/Berkeley Lab A heavy metal molecule with Berkeley roots ...

Many enzymes also catalyze adventitious secondary reactions, simply because active sites are loaded with highly reactive acids, bases, nucleophiles, metal ions, and cofactors. Although these ...

MOFs are crystalline materials composed of metal ions and organic molecules arranged in a highly porous structure. These frameworks have been explored as protective coatings for enzymes, shielding ...

On the face of things, not much, but after seeing [Zachary Tong]’s latest video on liquid metal ion thrusters, we see that they seem to have a lot more in common than we’d initially thought.