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Structure of the MMP8 protein. Based on PyMOL rendering of PDB 1a85

Moonlighting molecules: finding new uses for old enzymes

26 Nov 2015

A collaboration between the University of Cambridge and MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, has led...

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The study built on previous work which created synthetic molecules known as “XNA”, then used these as the basis of creating so-called “XNAzymes”.

World’s first artificial enzymes created using synthetic biology

01 Dec 2014

Enzymes made from artificial molecules which do not occur anywhere in nature have been shown to trigger chemical reactions in the lab, challenging...

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