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.

Franco Cavaleri, B.Sc., Ph.D.c, a distinguished biomedical research scientist and CEO of Biologic Pharmamedical Research and ...

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 ...

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 ...

About 98% of lignin created as a forestry by-product from plants is discarded, but a new enzyme could be the key to ...

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 ...

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.

However, this enzyme loses stability over time. To solve this, the team encapsulated it in a hollow metal-organic framework ... releasing silver ions (Ag+) renowned for their antibacterial ...

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 ...

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 ...