Friday, February 4, 2011

Christmas Lights Catalyze Oxygen Transfer Reactions

Some chemists and biochemists at the Simon Fraser University in British Columbia have published some neat biochemistry that isn't quite represented by their TOC graphic, which is a bit fuzzy and might be Christmas lights.   The graphic within the paper is much clearer.

Guanine-Rich RNAs and DNAs That Bind Heme Robustly Catalyze Oxygen Transfer Reactions
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP (doi: 10.1021/ja108571a)

 

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