Enzymes - By chance, or by design?

被引：50

作者：

Ball, P

机构：

[1] consultant editor for Nature,

来源：

NATURE | 2004年 / 431卷 / 7007期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1038/431396a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Enzymes are well known for speeding up reactions. But have they evolved to use quantum mechanics to exert their effects? Philip Ball meets the researchers who are trying to find out.

引用

页码：396 / 397

页数：2

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